Dreaded Haitian gang leader, Jimmy Chérizier, on Friday told interim Prime Minister Garry Conille that he would lay down his arms to initiate a national dialogue to restore peace.
According to EFE, a Spanish news outlet, the gang leader while holding a presser, was clad in a maroon jacket and glasses and seemed different from how he usually appears.
His tone and gestures were quite different as he repeated the call for dialogue with the Haitian government.
“We have decided to publicly announce that our strategy of laying down arms to facilitate national dialogue and promote peace is already written in black and white on our agenda,” said Barbecue.
“We are ready to elect a credible and coherent Haitian citizen in the diaspora to facilitate the dialogue to end this mafia war and facilitate the road to peace in the country,” he added.
He alleged that too many divisions, disagreements, and conflicts among local actors and the economic mafia drove the country to the current situation.
He called on Interim Prime Minister Garry Conille, to take advantage of the call for a national dialogue to end the war and bring peace to the whole country.
According to him, only through national dialogue would the Haitian state regain control of the country’s territories, as required by the Caribbean nation's constitution.
“We want peace because we want to destroy war. We want dialogue because we want peace. All those who do not want dialogue have participated in the war,” the gang leader suggested.
He urged Conille's administration to focus on the real solution: a national dialogue in which every Haitian, without discrimination, has the right to speak.
“This is what the mafias do not want. They don’t want dialogue because they want to continue the war,” Barbecue stated.
While responding to Barbecue’s request after jetting back from the United States on Saturday morning, PM Conille agreed to the talks but stressed justice must be done for the victims of the gangs.
