Thursday, January 10, 2019, a delegation from the main office of the Office of Citizen Protection (OPC) composed of Me Wladimir Gassant (Chief of Staff of the Protector of Citizens,), Me Cadet Junior Roberto (Head of the Service of the Citizen Protection of the detainees), of Me Fleurant Edelide (Head of the Complaints and Investigations Department) accompanied by members of the Departmental Direction of the Grand'Anse OPC, distributed 200 food kits, 200 hygiene kits and 40 mattresses to the detainees of the Jérémie Civil prison.

On Friday 11 January, the delegation and the departmental director visited the detainees and met with the Commissioner of the Government at the Court of First Instance of Jérémie Me Bergemane Sylvain and the Dean of the Tribunal Me Kesner Jean Numa around the issue of prolonged detention. The latter promised the delegation and the Director to work to reduce the lengthy pre-trial detention in the Department.

It was also an opportunity for the delegation and the Departmental Director to attend the release of John Peter Morose, arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned since December 14, also victim of violence by the agents of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) who had incarcerated him.

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