BINUH Report: Commissioner Jean Ernest Muscadin Single-Handedly Executed 27 People

The Public Prosecutor for the Miragoane jurisdiction, Jean Ernest Muscadin, is the focus of the latest report published by the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH). According to information mentioned in the report, the head of the public prosecutor's office in this jurisdiction single-handedly executed a total of 27 people. Highlighting his bravery and ability to physically neutralize individuals in broad daylight, often presenting them as suspicious individuals with alleged ties to gangs, Muscadin, through his actions, has virtually eliminated the presumption of innocence from the judicial vocabulary. Having become comfortable with his summary executions, these actions have contributed to the growing list of victims in the country in recent years. A Documented Case The BINUH report indicates that during the third quarter of 2025, an incident involving Commissioner Muscadin occurred last July 23, in the commune of Miragoâne, Nippes department. According to information gathered, an armed man was shot dead by the commissioner himself. He congratulated himself for offering a hideous spectacle. In broad daylight, and in front of cameras, he ruthlessly executed a person he claimed was an accomplice of the criminal coalition Viv Ansanm. This incident occurred after a particularly turbulent period, during which the official had been accused of executing 27 people, without any investigation or sanction being initiated against him. While highlighting these details in a report on the number of victims for this recent period, the United Nations Integrated Office (BINUH) nevertheless recalled that it had, on many occasions, urged authorities to act to rectify this situation. However, according to the report, the Public Prosecutor of Miragoane lives in comfort and displays horrible scenes of violence, thereby increasing fear among the civilian population. These extrajudicial executions, documented by the United Nations, highlight the impunity enjoyed by this high-ranking representative of the public prosecutor's office, who is supposed to apply the law and not substitute for it. Jacques Innocent