While the Haitian government and international media have condemned Chérizier as a gang leader, the former police officer claims instead to be the leader of a revolutionary movement.
As the Haitian government teeters on the brink of collapse amid a popular uprising, ex-U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Daniel Foote insists the U.S. must either send special forces to train a Haitian National Police SWAT unit, or will invade with 25,000 soldiers at an “imminent” date.