Rapper Kendy “Ken Fs” Saint Fleur, kidnapped among 45 passengers on a bus bound for northern Haiti, then released on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Courtesy photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE—At least 45 people were kidnapped over the weekend from a bus and other locations, prompting the Haitian National Police (PNH) to deploy SWAT and other special units to combat the gangs in the metropolitan area. Among those kidnapped are the Deputy Judge of Carrefour, Jean Frantz Ducasse, and a rapper, Kendy “Ken Fs” Saint Fleur.

“The Professional Association of Magistrates (APM) strongly denounced this barbaric act and called on the kidnappers to release the magistrate as soon as possible,” said Judge Martel Jean-Claude, head of the association, about Ducasse. “The forces of law and order must take all necessary steps to ensure the magistrate's return to his family.”

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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.