by ZeroHedge News Staff at ZeroHedge
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced Tuesday morning that he will resign after several weeks of chaos and what could be an unfolding low-scale civil war as gangs fight for control.
Henry said in a statement that he would step down as prime minister immediately after a transitional presidential council is formed and an interim prime minister is named.
“The government that I’m running cannot remain insensitive in this situation. There is no sacrifice that is too big for our country,” Henry said in a statement, adding, “The government I’m running will remove itself immediately after the installation of the council.”
Haitian PM Ariel Henry released a video confirming he will step down after the creation of a transitional council, under a plan agreed with regional leaders. Henry was speaking from Puerto Rico after gangs prevented his return to Haiti from a visit to Kenya. pic.twitter.com/JT1Xweu4hn
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 12, 2024
Hours before this announcement, Caribbean leaders and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Jamaica to discuss the security situation in Haiti, including armed gangs raiding two of the country’s largest prisons, burning police stations and government buildings, and even attacking the nation’s main airport.
Henry finds himself stuck in Puerto Rico this week,…