Elder Guillaume (left) is replacing Jacques Lafontant (right) as top prosecutor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photos via Facebook
Elder Guillaume (left) is replacing Jacques Lafontant (right) as top prosecutor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Photos via Facebook

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A prominent human rights organization in Haiti is calling for urgent measures to restore the moral authority of the Port-au-Prince Court of First Instance after a shakeup in that office following a burglary.

"The new Government Commissioner needs to take all measures to ensure that the Public Prosecutor's Office of Port-au-Prince stops being a bastion of racketeers," the organization, Fondasyon Je Klere, wrote in a statement on May 28.

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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.