As
UN
Deploys in
front of Haiti
Palace, 50
Arrested,
Answers
Deferred
By
Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
May 18 -- With
the UN Mission
in Haiti still
stonewalling
on
cholera and
back and forth
about
assisting the
government's
crack
down on
wannabe
soldier
protesters,
Inner City
Press on
Friday asked
the UN about
its presence
in front of
the palace in
Port of
Prince:
"what is
MINUSTAH doing
in front of
the palace in
Port of
Prince? There
are reports of
tear gas."
Hours
later the
following
arrived:
Subject:
Your
emailed
question on
Haiti
From: UN
Spokesperson -
Do Not
Reply [at]
un.org
Date: Fri, May
18, 2012 at
7:54 PM
To:
Matthew.Lee
[at]
innercitypress.com
MINUSTAH,
the
UN Mission in
Haiti, has
informed us
that the
Haitian
Government
has repeatedly
stated that it
will not
tolerate
illegal
activities,
such as people
illegally
carrying
weapons or
illegal
training
camps.
The
Mission
is aware that
some
operations are
ongoing to put
an end to
these illegal
activities and
that up to 50
people were
arrested by
the Haitian
National
Police.
So
far
these
operations are
ongoing, so
the Mission
will be able
to
provide
additional
information in
light of
further
developments.
MINUSTAH
acts
in agreement
and in close
coordination
with the
Government in
support of the
Rule of Law,
and state
institutions.
There
are reports
of the use of
tear gas,
while the head
of MINUSTAH,
at least
earlier
in the month,
said the UN
would only use
force if fired
on or if
there's a
serious
problem. How
serious is
this? The UN
has said that
it will say.
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site.
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