Sociopolitical Organizations File Complaint Against CPT for Corruption and Non-Assistance to Populations in Danger

Sociopolitical organizations, including Mouvement Point Final, Nou Pap Konplis, Veye Yo, and Konbit Ayisyen pou Lakwa, filed a formal complaint on May 12 with the Port-au-Prince Public Prosecutor's Office against the members of the Presidential Transitional Council (CPT). The grounds for the complaint: serious acts of corruption, impunity, as well as clear collusion with armed gangs.

These organizations accuse the Council of having turned its back on the fundamental rights of Haitian citizens, by committing crimes of high treason and demonstrating non-assistance to people in danger, in reference to the laxity of the current power in the face of the escalating violence plaguing the country.

The complainants' approach is based on what they describe as the 'moral and institutional collapse' of the ongoing transition, criticizing the CPT's inaction in the face of the rise of the Viv Ansanm terrorist coalition in several regions of the country, particularly in the capital.

They also accuse the Council of suspected clandestine financing and political interventions aimed at preserving particular interests. “The CPT shows deliberate passivity in the face of violence perpetrated by armed groups, abandoning the population to its fate.”

The signatories of the complaint demand the immediate opening of a judicial investigation and the indictment of the concerned CPT members. However, so far, the prosecutor's office has not reacted, and no official statement has been made by the authorities.

This complaint, which comes amid a climate of tension, suffers from an unprecedented credibility crisis. The next steps in the judicial proceedings and the CPT's ability to respond to these accusations will determine the political future of these nine personalities.

Jean Mapou