Collège St François d'Assise is among the schools that kept its doors shut due to ongoing violence on Mar. 7, 2023. Photo by Marvens Compère for The Haitian Times
Collège St François d'Assise is among the schools that kept its doors shut due to ongoing violence on Mar. 7, 2023. Photo by Marvens Compère for The Haitian Times Credit: Marvens Compère / The Haitian Times

PORT-AU-PRINCE — As attacks, kidnappings and deaths continue to spiral out of control, the country’s Minister of Justice, Emmelie Prophète Milcé, issued a statement on Monday urging people to protect themselves against bandits.

“The Ministry of Justice takes this opportunity to remind everyone that in the event that armed individuals break into their homes, the law allows them to defend themselves under article 272 to article 274 of the Haitian penal code,” Prophète Milcé said in the statement.

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As attacks, kidnappings and deaths continue to spiral out of control, the country’s Minister of Justice, Emmelie Prophète2 Milcé, issued a statement monday urging people to protect themselves against bandits.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.