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Haitian Protesters Decry US Backing for Embattled President

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE - Hundreds of protesters marched from
   downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, to the U.S. Embassy on Friday
   to demand the Trump administration stop supporting President Jovenel
   Moise, who is named in the latest corruption report issued by Haiti's
   Superior Court of Account and Administrative Disputes.

   Protests were also held in the northern city of Cap-Haitien.

   "America is a country of institutions, America is a country of laws, so
   Americans should understand that Haiti is facing a crisis -- they
   should stop giving us handouts and teach us instead, accompany us and
   help us organize so we can lift ourselves out of this situation," one
   protester told VOA's Creole Service.

   The march came as two senior U.S. State Department officials visited
   the country.

   Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Cynthia Kierscht arrived Thursday
   to meet with government officials and business leaders.

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