INSPECTOR GENERAL MARC JUSTIN INSTALLED AS HEAD OF THE DCPJ
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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The acting Director General of the Haitian National Police, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, continues to make changes at the head of the institution's High Command.
As part of a strengthening dynamic, the series of changes has reached the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ), where Inspector General Marc Justin was installed this Monday, August 18, as the new director, replacing IG Pierre René François, who spent approximately fourteen months in this position.
Installed by Inspector General Berson Soljour, chief of staff to the Director General of the said institution, the new official, in his speech delivered on this occasion, promised to cooperate with the executives, agents, and all other technicians working for the DCPJ.
Inspector Marc Justin also pledged to revitalize the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ), which, according to him, must be a credible and reliable institution for judicial investigations, and stated his determination to strengthen the fight against crime throughout the national territory.
Referring to the PNH code of ethics, which must serve as a compass, he also reminded that no police officer can carry out an order deemed manifestly illegal.
“I will do my best to leverage the experience accumulated throughout my career in the service of the Central Directorate of Judicial Police,” stressed the new official.
Arriving at this position of responsibility at a time when the DCPJ is working on a series of sensitive cases, involving known political figures who have been questioned and taken into police custody at the DCPJ for alleged financing and close ties with gang leaders, the new director will have to demonstrate professionalism and seriousness, while avoiding being manipulated in the handling of ongoing cases.
Before taking up this position, Inspector General Marc Justin led the Departmental Directorate of the West (DDO), the Central Directorate of Administrative Police (DCPA), and the National Police Academy (ENP).
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