Prime Minister Ariel Henry signaled Friday that he wants to mobilize the military to help the National Police fight the country’s increasingly powerful gangs.
Henry said during an appearance at the Armed Forces headquarters that he intends to mobilize all of the country’s security forces in the fight against gang violence.
“Are we ready to work hand-in-hand with the police force in the fight against insecurity?” Ariel Henry asked during his visit to Haiti’s military headquarters.
“What we are living today is not a joke,” Henry said. His comments come as Haiti and some U.N. officials continue to press the international community to deploy foreign troops to help quell the widespread violence.