iciHaiti - Petit-Goâve : The Government Commissioner come to the aid of the detainees

Haiti - News : Zapping...

Haiti - Politic : ONI organizes a day of grievances

Haiti - Health : Cuba reaffirms its scientific and humanitarian commitment to Haiti

Haiti - FLASH : West, Baccalaureate success rate 2024-2025 in sharp decline

Haiti - News : Zapping...

more news

iciHaiti - Civil Protection : 32 new brigadiers

iciHaiti - Sports : «D-4» of the National Inter-University Championship

iciHaiti - Les Cayes Airport : Minister announces temporary control tower

iciHaiti - Politic : «Positive masculinity» against gender-based violence

iciHaïti - CAS : Training in psychosocial support for vulnerable people

more news

iciHaiti - Petit-Goâve : The Government Commissioner come to the aid of the detainees
26/09/2022 11:22:42

Following the starvation death of two detainees and several others in serious condition https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37727-icihaiti-petit-goave-2-detainees-die-of-starvation-5-others-in-serious-condition.html in the prison of Petit-Goâve, the Government Commissioner Me Pierre Elioth Paul in order to observe the state of the prisoners visited the prison on Sunday, September 25th.

He interrogated a group of detainees in custody, very weak suffering from illnesses who were taken out of the cells. Me Elioth Paul decided to release two of them arrested and imprisoned for petty larceny and gave the order to transport several sick prisoners who were in critical condition to the Notre-Dame hospital.

The Commissioner promised that from this Monday, he will organize special correctional hearings at the Petit-Goâve Police Station in order to reduce the number of detainees as part of the fight against prolonged pretrial detention.

IH/ iciHaiti / Guyto Mathieu (Petit-Goâve correspondent)