Two (2) voting centers in Port-a-Piment were burned. This is the Ecole Nationale des Filles and Ecole Presbytérale de Paricot. The voting center cole Nationale des Filles was burned down after closing the center and the start of counting, following accusations against supporters of the platform INITE who controlled the center, blocking access to supporters of other political parties. The voting center of Ecole Presbytérale de Paricot was burned down by supporters of the platform INITE having at their head Mackendy and Raymond Pierre-Louis after they had ransacked the various polling stations which were located in the center.

At Macéant in the town of Aquin, a bus carrying supporters and sympathizers of the platform INITE to go vote at at voting center Baptiste, was burned by the public following an armed clash between the public and members of the presidential platform. Two (2) young people have lost their lives. They are:

Lens Ciryl, supporter of the platform INITE, under the age of eighteen (18) years who was shot at the head, fired by members of the platform INITE who took out it for an individual from the locality. One (1) identification card belonging to Berga Thercilien and two (2) accreditation cards issued to representatives of the platform INITE have been found in the pocket of the victim.

Kenson Hilaire, twenty (20) years, a supporter of the presidential platform was lynched by the population with stones and sticks.

At Camp Perrin, a candidate for deputy Augustin Bertin under the banner of the presidential platform and current mayor of the town, used a truck ofElectricity of Haiti (EDH) to transport voters from the town of Dodmique to Camp-Perrin. Arrived at Nava the truck overturned and, Luks Joseph aka Ti Djo died. Several people injured were transported in emergency at the hospitals of Les Cayes and Camp-Perrin.

In the commune de Chantal, at the voting center Ecole Presbytérale de Canon, supporters of "Ayiti an Aksyon (AAA)" and the presidential platform INITE have agreed to stuff the ballot of polling station #3, #4, #5, and #7. During the operation, there followed a heated argument following which, the voting center has been vandalized, the ballot boxes, the ballot destroyed and scattered on the ground. Saviliome Belgent was arrested in flagrante delicto by the magistrate of the commune, Dorescar Duquerel with in possession, a set of ballots with votes for the platform INITE.

The National Network for the Defence of Human Rights (RNDDH) that had deployed national and international observers throughout the country, sharing its observations with public opinion on the conduct of elections, irregularities, frauds and violence reported. The observation of the electoral process by RNDDH was made possible through funding from the European Union. The results of these observations may in no circumstances be considered as reflecting the position of the European Union.

See also:

Department of North-East https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1826-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-department-of-north-east.html

Department of North https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1827-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-department-of-north.html

Northwest, Grand Anse, Nippes https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1828-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-northwest-grand-anse-nippes.html

Central Department https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1829-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-central-department.html

Department of South-East https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1831-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-department-of-south-east.html

Department of Artibonite https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1832-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-department-of-artibonite.html

West Department https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-1833-haiti-elections-fraud-and-irregularities-west-department.html

HL/ HaïtiLibre / RNDDH