Haitian police announce investigation into deadly church-led protest
Al JazeeraEvangelical leader Marcorel Zidor led ‘hundreds’ of armed protesters into a gang-controlled area of the capital Port-au-Prince. Frantz Elbé, the director general of the police, said the investigation would help ensure “that such irrational acts never occur again”. In a press release on Monday, Elbé described how an “immense crowd” rallied behind religious leader Marcorel Zidor over the weekend, wearing olive-green uniforms and clothes emblazoned with his name. Once informed, Elbé said the police took steps to avoid “carnage” by erecting a security perimeter and employing spokespeople to dissuade the protesters. “However, the protesters quickly overcame the security measures established by law enforcement and were nevertheless able to arrive in the areas they desired to confront the members of said gang,” Elbé said.