iciHaiti - PNH : Arrest of former policeman Saint-Hilaire Jean Woosevelt
Former police officer Saint-Hilaire Jean Woosevelt was arrested this week, in Clercine 6, by agents from the Criminal Affairs Office (BAC)
He is accused of involvement in the assassination of Me Fritz Altenor, Lawyer at the Bar of Croix-des-Bouquets, on Thursday January 20, 2022 at Avenue Christophe https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35769-haiti-news-zapping.html
Following this arrest, the agents of the BAC, accompanied by a justice of the peace, searched the home of the ex-policeman, located at the corner of Edmond Paul and Titus streets.
Compromising objects found :
A 12 gauge shotgun;
A 22 caliber pistol;
A tear gas canister;
Uniforms of the Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order (UDMO) and other equipment of the PNH.
Let's recall that Saint-Hilaire Jean Woosevelt had already been imprisoned in 2012 for similar facts.
He is currently in custody pending legal action.
See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36391-haiti-insecurity-exasperated-and-frustrated-haitian-lawyers.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35769-haiti-news-zapping.html
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