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Haiti Faces New Wave of Protests as Calls for President's Resignation Grow

Sandra Lemaire

   Lyonel Desmarattes in Washington, Sony Louis in Leogane, Jaudelet
   Junior Saint-Vil in Fort Liberte and Hernst Eliscar in Les Cayes
   contributed to this report

   WASHINGTON / PORT-AU-PRINCE - Hundreds of demonstrators protested
   across Haiti Monday, responding to calls by the opposition and
   anti-corruption militants to take to the streets and build roadblocks
   to force President Jovenel Moise to resign.

   In Port-au-Prince, police fired on protesters who were trying to burn
   down a police station in the Carrefour Aeroport neighborhood, wounding
   a local radio reporter. Protesters did manage to set fire to a police
   car.

   In the southern city of Les Cayes, protesters set ablaze a police
   station located in the southern part of the city. The local office of
   national electric company EDH was looted.

   In Fort Liberte, hundreds took to the streets early. Some wore costumes
   as they marched through the tow,n holding a casket draped in white
   fabric, adorned with black crosses and the words, "Goodbye Jovenel,"
   written in black marker on the sides.

   The Tet Ansanm pou Rebati Ayiti (Union to Rebuild Haiti) group, which
   includes various opposition organizations, Sunday called for the
   protests.

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