More than a dozen Jamaicans are among a significant number of foreign nationals incarcerated in Haiti on several charges, including drug trafficking and murder.
Police Inspector General, Pierre René François told the Haitian-Caribbean News Network HCNN that 52 foreigners, include 7 Colombians, 13 Jamaicans, 10 from the neighbouring Dominican Republic and two from the Bahamas, have been detained in several detention centers in Haiti.
At least 142 inmates died in those last year, many from cholera and other infectious diseases.
The police Inspector told HCNN that several of the Colombian detainees were accused of involvement in the assassination of Haitian president Moise.
Mr Moise was assassinated at his private residence, overlooking the capital, on the night of July 6, 2021, allegedly by a commando team, made up mostly of former Colombian soldiers.
The other foreign nationals in jails in Haiti are from Uruguay, Bolivia, the United States, Cameroon and Nigeria. There are five others whose nationalities are unknown.
Penitentiary officials said relatives of several of the detainees have contacted them through their respective embassies or consulates to learn more about their conditions.
Haiti was thrown into chaos with the assassination of Mr Moise, with rival criminal gangs involved in kidnappings, rapes, murders and several of the country's institutions have broken down.
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