The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who defeated the gangs thanks to a firm policy, proposed on Sunday to
“resolve”
the security crisis in Haiti, where violence linked to criminal gangs continues to increase.
“We can solve things
,” he wrote on X while sharing a message about the crisis in Haiti.
“But we will need a UN Security Council resolution, the consent of the host country and that all costs of the mission are covered
,” he added.
The presidential press office then indicated that Nayib Bukele was
“referring to the political and social situation that Haiti is going through”
.
No details were provided, however, on how El Salvador would go about
"resolving"
the crisis in the poorest country in the Americas, where gangs control most of the capital Port-au-Prince as well as roads leading to the rest of the territory.
These gangs have been attacking police stations, prisons and courts for several days, in the absence of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose resignation they are demanding, like part of the population.
The prime minister is reportedly stranded in the US territory of Puerto Rico after an overseas trip.
The Haitian government has declared a state of emergency in the West department which includes Port-au-Prince, as well as a nighttime curfew, difficult to enforce by already overwhelmed law enforcement agencies.
Also read “The president really wants to wage war on gangs”: how El Salvador has drastically reduced its crime
The young Salvadoran head of state, 42, is acclaimed for his fight against crime even beyond the country's borders, even if human rights organizations regularly denounce massive arbitrary detentions.
Some 75,000 people have been imprisoned in the country under the state of emergency in force since March 2022. Around 7,000 have since been exonerated.