Haiti arrests 3 cops, installs new PM, while mourning Moïse
Port-Au-Prince : Haitudaipur kiran held official ceremonies to honour assassinated President Jovenel Moïse while installing a new interim leader and arresting at least three police officers implicated in the killing.
Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry was sworn in on Tuesday to replace interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who assumed leadership of Haiti with the backing of police and the military after the July 7 attack at Moïse”s private home.
“I”m from a school that believes in dialogue,” Henry said as he called for unity and promised to meet with various sectors in the upcoming days to build consensus. “The Haitian people are the solution to the crisis.”
He also thanked “sister nations” that he didn t identify for their solidarity and expertise in the ongoing investigation as he demanded that all those responsible be brought to justice.
Henry, a neurosurgeon and former Cabinet minister, has promised to form a provisional consensus government to lead Haiti until elections are held. He said he has already met with various unidentified actors as well as civil society and the private sector. He pledged to re-establish order and security and confidence in the government as well as fight corruption, make COVID-19 vaccines available to all, restart the economy and create a credible and transparent elections system.
Haiti arrests 3 cops, installs new PM, while mourning Moise
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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2021, 08:09 AM IST
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Henry, a neurosurgeon and former Cabinet minister, has promised to form a provisional consensus government to lead Haiti until elections are held.
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Haitian designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry arrives at a ceremony in the National Pantheon Museum in honor of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince
Haitians held official ceremonies to honour assassinated President Jovenel Moïse while installing a new interim leader and arresting at least three police officers implicated in the killing.
Designated Prime Minister Ariel Henry was sworn in on Tuesday to replace interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who assumed leadership of Haiti with the backing of police and the military after the July 7 attack at Moïse s private home.
Haiti installs Ariel Henry as new leader while mourning slain president
Haiti s government installed a new prime minister on Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moïse and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his killing.
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Posted: Jul 20, 2021 10:21 PM ET | Last Updated: July 21
Ariel Henry speaks during his appointment as Haiti s new prime minister in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, weeks after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse at his home.(Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press)
Haiti s government installed a new prime minister on Tuesday, while officials mourned assassinated President Jovenel Moïse and arrested at least three police officers implicated in his killing.
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