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Haiti Protesters Ransack Security Force Headquarters

Sandra Lemaire

   DieulineGedeusin Port-au-Prince, Junior Racine in St. Marc and Sony
   Louis in Leogane contributed to this report.

   WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE / ST. MARC. / LEOGANE, HAITI --Angry
   protesters in Cite Soleil, a slum in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince,
   ransacked the headquarters of the security forces Friday as they again
   called for the resignation of PresidentJovenelMoise.

   A mobile video sent to VOA's Creole service showed protesters with
   chairs, gas drums and other items, walking out of the building. It was
   not clear if the security forces were in the building.
   "In a few minutes we're going to set fire to the base, because we're
   not playing -- we wantJovenelMoise to resign without conditions," said
   a looter, who did not want to appear on camera.

   Flaming roadblocks
   Near Canal 11 Radio-TV station in Port-au-Prince, flaming tires and
   rocks blocked the road.
   Opposition group VivAyiti(Long Live Haiti), in concert with
   thePetroChallengers, an assortment of anti-corruption young
   professionals and millennials, called for people to mobilize to demand
   the president's resignation.

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