Panama City, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Haiti issued a communiqué on March 7, announcing that it would extend the state of emergency imposed in the Western Province, where the capital Port-au-Prince is located, until April 3, while law enforcement agencies will continue to impose curfew measures to restore local security and order.
Haiti** said in the communiqué that demonstrations and rallies on public roads in the Ouest department are prohibited during the state of emergency, while the curfew will be strictly enforced by all legal means.
Since February 29, a number of Haitian gangs have attacked police stations, police academies, international airports and other public facilities in the capital, demanding Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henri**. On the evening of March 3, Haiti** issued a communiqué saying that the National Prison in Port-au-Prince and the Croix-de-Bouquet prison on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince began to be attacked by armed groups on the night of March 2, causing police and prison staff** and a large number of prisoners escaping. A 72-hour state of emergency was imposed in the Western Province, while law enforcement agencies imposed a curfew.
On July 7, 2021, the assassination of Haiti's then-Jovenel Moïse left a power vacuum, with gangs growing rampant and crime surging. Haiti was scheduled to take place by February 7 this year**, but it did not take place as scheduled, causing social discontent. (ENDS).