Friday, September 23, 2022, as part of the arms and ammunition case discovered in containers (18 AK-47, Galil and M4 assault rifles, a 12-caliber rifle, 4 9 mm caliber pistols, nearly 20,000 ammunition of different calibers, 120 magazines 1 sight and counterfeit notes for an amount of 50,000 US dollars) arrived in Haiti under the cover of the franchise held by the Episcopal Church of Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/ article-37154-haiti-flash-seizure-of-weapons-and-ammunition-imported-under-cover-of-the-franchise-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti.html , a warrant to bring was issued by the Government Commissioner of Port-au-Prince Me Jacques Lafontant against Father Jean Madoché Vil, permanent President of the Episcopal Church for trafficking in arms and ammunition.

"I confirm that an arrest warrant has been issued against Father Vil," said Me Lafontant, explaining that Father Vil, high dignitary of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, had been invited twice by the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ) for a confrontation with Father Cole https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37427-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-in-custody.html and it not presented by himself. He is accused of arms and ammunition trafficking and smuggling to the detriment of the Haitian state

Remember that in this case :

Father Frantz Cole, Diocesan Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, who allegedly initiated the customs clearance process for the container containing the hidden weapons and ammunition, was arrested https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37427-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-in-custody.html . He is accused of arms and ammunition trafficking, smuggling, tax evasion, tax evasion, illicit enrichment and laundering of assets derived from serious crimes.

Jean Gilles Jean Mary, accountant of the Episcopal Church of Haiti (EEH) was arrested https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37481-haiti-flash-arrest-of-the-accountant-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html accused of having authorized the disbursement of funds from the account of the Episcopal Church to the account of an international arms trafficker as evidenced by documents signed by him.

Gina Jean-Louis Rolls Customs Commissioner (broker by profession), charged by Father Frantz Cole to facilitate the clearance of containers was arrested https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37163-icihaiti-arms-trafficking-arrest-of-gina-jl-rolls-customs-broker.html

Father Fritz Désiré, Director of Saint-Pierre College and former President of the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Church of Haiti (EEH) under arrest warrant, suspected of alleged involvement in the of the arms and ammunition trafficking file.

It should also be recalled that since the beginning of this affair, the Episcopal Church of Haiti has denied in a press release its involvement in any traffic in arms and ammunition https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37154-haiti-flash-seizure-of-weapons-and-ammunition-imported-under-cover-of-the-franchise-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti.html and offered its full cooperation to the DCPJ and to the judicial authorities https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37460-haiti-flash-the-episcopal-church-does-not-intend-to-defend-father-frantz-cole.html

Read also about this case :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37491-haiti-flash-warrant-to-bring-against-father-fritz-desire-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37481-haiti-flash-arrest-of-the-accountant-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37460-haiti-flash-the-episcopal-church-does-not-intend-to-defend-father-frantz-cole.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37427-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-in-custody.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37411-haiti-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-for-the-3rd-time-did-not-show-up-at-the-dcpj.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37316-haiti-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-invited-for-hearing-at-the-dcpj.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37217-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37163-icihaiti-arms-trafficking-arrest-of-gina-jl-rolls-customs-broker.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37154-haiti-flash-seizure-of-weapons-and-ammunition-imported-under-cover-of-the-franchise-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti.html

SL/ HaitiLibre