Two reporters in Haiti were shot shot by gangsters in the slums, and the corpse was ignited. The country's prime minister condemned

According to the Associated Press on the 14th, a press conference of Haiti said that two Haiti reporters were shot and ignited in a slum controlled by a gangster in the country in the country. The Associated Press said that this was the second similar incident this year.

The report quoted a statement issued by the "Haiti Independent Journalist Association" that last Sunday, a total of seven reporters were attacked in the Sun City District of Prince Edward Port, including the above two victims. They were recognized as Tyson Latig ( Tayson Lat 13 and Frantzsen Charles. At that time, they were reporting the worsening violence of the local area, including the recent case of a 17 -year -old girl.

A reporter from the association Dieudonne ST-CYR told the Haitian Metropolitan Radio that the seven reporters were ambushed by two hostile gangs, and he did not disclose which two gangs were. According to him, the other five reporters fled the scene and were not injured. The bodies of the two victims have not been found.

The association condemned this incident as "evil and abominable behavior" and demanded the increasingly worse safety situation of the Haindi government to improve the country's killing and abduction incidents. Since Jovenel Moïse, the president of the sea on July 7, 2021, was assassinated, the country's gang forces became stronger.

"Reporters are just doing their work," the association said, "they have no crime." And these killings "further prove the country's incompetence in protecting life and property, which is a violation of human rights."

Haidi Prime Minister Ariel Henry Tu Source: US media

Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of Hai Di, also condemned, saying he was "deeply shocked" about the incident. He tweeted on social media and wrote: "We strongly condemn this brutal behavior and expressed heartfelt condolences to the victim's family and their colleagues."

The Associated Press pointed out that this is the second similar incident this year. In January of this year, two reporters were killed by gang members when reporting in the Labopre area south of Prince Edward Port.

In addition, reporters are still asking the Haiti authorities to explain the disappearance of free photographer Vladjimir Legagneur in March 2018. It is one of the poorest and most dangerous areas of Prince Harbor.

(Edit: ZLQ)

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