What is the status of the decree appointing Mario Andresol as Secretary of State for Public Security?
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
Translated from French — AI-assisted and reviewed by the editorial team. The French version is authoritative. Read the original · About our translation policy
While the Secretary of State for Public Security, Mario Andresol, stated during an interview with the Grand Boulevard newspaper of Radio Caraïbes that he did not yet have a report to present due to an evaluation phase and the establishment of an intelligence structure which, it should be understood, did not exist previously. He specified that it was not about strengthening an existing structure, but rather creating a new one.
In this same context, he received, in the meantime this Monday, February 2, 2025, a letter from the Minister of Justice and Public Security, Dr. Patrick Pellissier. This correspondence informs of the delegation of powers to the Secretary of State to supervise operations and ensure monitoring within the framework of the security strategy approved by the Superior Council of the Haitian National Police (CSPN) for the areas of Port-au-Prince and Artibonite.
The Minister insists on the need to coordinate these efforts with the General Directorate and the General Inspectorate of the Haitian National Police (PNH) and requests a weekly report to monitor progress, identify constraints, and leverage opportunities to achieve the set objectives.
This correspondence also emphasizes the protection of the population and the safeguarding of lives and property, while highlighting the importance of commitment and rigor in the execution of this crucial mission. This development marks an important step in the overhaul of public security mechanisms, highlighting the will to create adapted structures to meet current challenges. However, how much harmony should be expected from top to bottom of the justice, public security, and Haitian National Police hierarchy to implement this plan that Mario Andresol speaks of, which nevertheless has every chance of succeeding. Since everyone here is born, grows up, and dies as professionals in a sector that dreams of only one thing: our love, or rather, our desire for harmony. Marnatha I. Ternier
February 6, 2025
This correspondence also emphasizes the protection of the population and the safeguarding of lives and property, while highlighting the importance of commitment and rigor in the execution of this crucial mission. This development marks an important step in the overhaul of public security mechanisms, highlighting the will to create adapted structures to meet current challenges. However, how much harmony should be expected from top to bottom of the justice, public security, and Haitian National Police hierarchy to implement this plan that Mario Andresol speaks of, which nevertheless has every chance of succeeding. Since everyone here is born, grows up, and dies as professionals in a sector that dreams of only one thing: our love, or rather, our desire for harmony. Marnatha I. Ternier
February 6, 2025
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