2026-01-03

Port-de-Paix Chief Prosecutor Me Jeir Pierre confirmed leading illegal armed civilian brigade. Militia has already been attributed with one death and operates outside legal framework. Prosecutor role is strictly judicial with no operational police or military competence. Illegal paramilitary structure escapes recognized chain of command and institutional control. Phenomenon spreading beyond Port-au-Prince into regional departments as state capacity collapses. Over two hundred sixty individuals killed by self-defense groups often in collusion with police. January 03, 2026