San Juan, Puerto Rico – The United States immigration agents arrested Haiti businessman Dimitri Forbi Because of his alleged relationships Violent gangs The US State Department said on Wednesday in his troubled Caribbean country.
Fourby was arrested on Tuesday and placed in an enforcement enforcement and customs enforcement reservation in the United States in the Miami region.
Officials decided that Forbi “participated in a campaign of violence and support for gangs that contributed to the stability of Haiti,” said the American embassy in Haiti to a social media position, adding that his activities in the United States could harm Washington’s foreign policy.
The post included a video with a group of Vorbe and the word “detained” in red capital messages mixed on his face. He also showed him that he was standing in the face of a camera surrounded by two unknown officials in the pie jackets who were holding his right shoulder and left arm as they appeared to the camera.
Vorbe comes from a strong family that owns a private energy company that provided electricity in Haiti and has received profitable government contracts for major construction projects.
Vorbe is the second person of the Haiti elite that is arrested on the American soil in the past two months.
In July, American immigration officials Pierre Regenald Paulus was arrestedBusinessman, doctor and hope for the former Hayiti president. He is still being held at the Krome North Service Center near Miami, along with Vorbe.
The authorities accused Paulus of supporting violent gangs in Haiti, which the United States government considered terrorist groups.
It was not immediately clear whether the indictment was charged or immediate. Searching for court records does not clarify any official charges.
Some of the Haiti elite have been accused of financing and supporting strong gangs This control over up to 90 % of the capitalPort or Prince, with increased violence in recent months.
I have fought an unaccounted task led by Kenyan officers who support the national police in Haiti to suppress gangs because it remains Lack of employees and lack of funding.
Unnecessary task It started that year last year He has less than 1,000 individuals, much lower than 2500 employees, about $ 112 million in its insurance box – about 14 % of 800 million dollars they need a year.
The arrest of Vorbe comes at a time when the Haiti crisis dominates some speeches and talks at the United Nations General Assembly this week.
Kenyan President William Roto said on Monday that the biggest obstacle to the current task that ends next week is logistical services, transportation and support.
While praising the United States government to give mission vehicles, he pointed out that “most of them were used, and they collapsed and put our people in great danger when this happened in hostilities.”
Roto said he supports a successor.
He said: “Kenya believes that this is the right thing to do.” “We need a better mandate, and a much more powerful mandate to be able to deal with gangs and status on the ground.”
The United States and Panama urged the United Nations Security Council To clarify a new power of 5550 In Haiti with the ability to hold suspected gang members.
On Wednesday, Louis Abenader, President dominican republicWho shares Hipaniola Island with Haiti, said that the only way to move forward in Haiti is “coherent and continuous international work.”
He said he supports the proposal for the so -called gang suppression force.
“The multidimensional crisis in Haiti represents a serious threat to the Dominican Republic and the entire region,” said Abinader.