Jean Jean Roosevelt Surrounded by Police in Mirebalais Haiti

Here is a photo of Haitian artist Jean Jean Roosevelt surrounded by police after he cried for help in the area of Mirebalais and La Chapelle...

The artist said armed gunmen blocked the road in a pretense of a protest and threatened him. they also flattened all four tires in the vehicle he was driving.

Jean Jean Roosevelt posted this photo on his Facebook page after members of the Corps d'Intervention et de Maintien de l'Ordre (CIMO) and a police squad came to his rescue.

According to the United Nations Haiti's national police consists of around 9,000 officers and only 3,500 of them are on duty at any given time.

Read: How big is the Haitian Police force in 2023?

Every time a petty crime is committed in Haiti, the Haitian media shouts: "insecurity is going up in Haiti". Why is it that this word "insecurity" is never used for crimes committed in the United States.

Read: Insecurity vs Criminality - Haitians have it all Confused and it is making the country look bad

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