A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haiti's government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are struggling to find fuel and water.
A former police officer who leads a gang alliance known as "G9 and Family" has proposed his own plan for Haiti's future -- even seeking seats in the Cabinet -- while demanding that the administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry grant amnesty and void arrest warrants against the group's members, a demand that so far has gone unanswered.
The gang also is demanding positions in Henry's Cabinet, according to the director of Haiti's National Disarmament, Dismantling and Reintegration Commission, speaking to radio station Magik 9 on Thursday. "They are trying to get the best deal they can get while to some extent they have the upper hand," he said.
"They were told, `You either disarm, or you're going to be dead,"' Fatton said. "Some gangs accepted the solution, and others were destroyed."But gangs have played major political roles before: The leader of one gang helped launch the revolt that removed Aristide, who refused to resign before the end of his term in 2006. That leader, Butteur Metayer, had been an Aristide supporter, but turned against him after his brother, also a gang leader, was killed in 2003.
Haitian officials have warned the international community that the situation is dire, noting that a recent cholera outbreak could also worsen due to the limited availability of water and other basic supplies.
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