Massacre in Haiti: 180 people were murdered, they were accused of practicing witchcraft

180 people, the vast majority over 60 years old, were murdered with knives and machetes by a gang whose leader blamed them for having committed witchcraft. for his son to fall seriously ill in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, a human rights organization reported.

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The massacre occurred in Warf Jeremie, a coastal sector of Cité Soleil, one of the poorest and most violent suburbs of Port-au-Prince, which is controlled by an armed gang led by Micanor Altes, alias ‘Wa Mikano’ (‘King Mikano’), also called Monel Felix.

The NGO CDP-Haiti, which puts the number of deaths in its latest statement at more than 180, 60 more than in a previous one, indicated that ‘Wa Mikano’ went to a voodoo priest about his son’s illness and he told him that the elders had given him the evil eye.which caused the massacre.

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“Despite these actions, the child died on Sunday afternoon”CDP added in a statement.

There is, for now, no official confirmation about this case of extreme violence in Haiti, a country that is experiencing a deep and prolonged crisis in all areas and the authorities do not control the territory in its entirety.

According to the NGO, panic reigns in the area where the attacks occurred. mass murders between Thursday, December 5 and Saturday, December 7.

Mario, a community leader in the area, said that “these tragic incidents highlight the urgency of intervening to protect citizens,” CPD notes on its website.

On the other hand, in statements to the EFE news agency, the head of a foundation that has been working in Cité Soleil for years confirmed what happened and, without specifying the number of deaths, assured that “many people were victims. Some were killed with knives.

”People who were going out as part of an illegal trip usually organized in the Warf have also been murdered, an illegal trip that is also linked to voodoo”added the woman, who stated that the victims were not only adults, but also young people.

”Panic reigns. Public transportation does not work. Tension reigns in the areaadded this official, whose identity is being preserved for security reasons.

Micanor is a powerful gang leader who has controlled for many years part of the largest shanty town in Haiti, Cite-Soleil, in the metropolitan area of ​​Port-au-Prince, where people live in inhumane conditions, without basic social services, in Concrete rules the Warf Jeremie area with an iron fist.

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