Haiti - Elections : Members of the polling stations finally touch their pay...
In a statement issued last Thursday and signed by Gaillot Dorsinvil, the President of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP), informs the staff of the Tabulation Center that their wages for the first round of the elections is available... It is stated that for the members of the polling stations (MBV), they can withdraw their pay to the Sogebank from February 26. As for the electoral security agents (ASE) and Supervisors, they will have to wait a little longer. The CEP relies on the understanding of the electoral staff and said that a date will be communicated soon.
This distribution of wages, however, leaves to be desired. According to testimony from members of of polling stations, came to withdraw their pay to the Sogebank of Cap-Haitien (Area Airport Road), Police, from the Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order (UDMO)
they would would have been attacked and maltreated for a reason still unknown by police officers, from the Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order (UDMO), they did not carry their badge numbers in order not to be identified.
The command of the Departmental Unit reported that orders had been given to avoid further incidents of this kind. He clarified that the police officers have acted on their own initiative and that a investigation would be opened...
