Wednesday, as part of a week of protests https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-12698-haiti-politic-non-stop-demonstration-in-petit-goave.html the members of the two major branches of local opposition, the Bloc of Democratic Opposition (BOD) [affiliated MOPOD] and the Mixed Liberation Front now become National Liberation Front (FLN), have once more ook to the streets of Petit-Goâve.

Incidents have occurred when the crowd passed for a second time in Chabane, stronghold of the Deputy Jacques Stevenson Thimoléon. Protesters suffered stoning and at least two people were injured. The reporter of Radio "Men kontre", Pierre Joseh, was wounded in the head and rushed to the Notre-Dame Hospital. He's out of danger.

The protesters were demanding the arrest in particular of the Deputy Thimoléon for corruption, accusing him of receiving "checks zombies" at the expense of some citizens of the city while chanting about hostile to President Martelly and Government Commissioner Jean Alix Civil.

In addition, other acts of violence and vandalism were reported during this 35th day of demonstrations. Jean Francois, a repair of electronic devices on the street Dessalines, condemned the behavior of the young protesters, who have broken multiple TVs and fans down, he had to repair for customers.

In addition, the demonstrators closed the doors of several public offices. Several civil servants have objected to the closure of their offices.

The regional office of Social Affairs, was pelted with stones and deplores several damaged materials.

Other youth clashed, with stones, the agents of the Departmental Unit for Maintenance of Order (UDMO) who responded by firing tear gas. A situation that created a tension movement in the city center where burning tires and barricades were observed in several streets until 4:00 pm

A girl student was treated in hospital after inhaling tear gas. According to the hospital several people having trouble breathing because of gas, received care...

HL/ HaitiLibre / Guyto Mathieu (Correspondant Petit-Goâve)