The HNP and Task Force in an Ataxia Crisis; Fritz A. Jean Orders Prioritization of Public Safety

PORT-AU-PRINCE.— The President of the transitional council, Fritz Alphonse Jean, on Friday, urged security forces to act in the interest of the population. During a selective interview granted to a few local journalists, Jean confirmed a lack of coordination between the HNP and the Task Force. Money for Equipment Purchases «We must recognize that there is a lack of coordination between the Task Force and the HNP in the use of kamikaze drones during operations aimed at dismantling terrorist networks,» he declared, regretting that this ataxia harms the population who greatly contributed to the purchase of all materials for the services of these dissident groups. «The kamikaze drones used in the latest operations were purchased with the money of the Haitian people… it is not the property of one person,» he said, ordering the government to use them in the interest of the population. Task Force with Very Little Effectiveness In a context marked by an unprecedented peak of violence, where law enforcement struggles to regain control of the situation, these explosive devices could give agents on the ground an advantage. But due to a lack of political will and coordination, their use still leaves much to be desired. Since the beginning of last March, the period of the first kamikaze drone launches in Task Force operations, terrorist bandits no longer manifest themselves in the same way they did before. Some show themselves little or no longer do so. While the latest explosive drones dropped caused considerable losses among terrorists, fear has not truly changed sides; citizens remain trapped under the control of criminals. Jean Mapou