Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs said Friday that it reached out to a government agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for “peace, stability and national reconciliation.
- ”The 400 Mawozo gang sent a three-page statement to The Associated Press stressing that “dialogue is not a capitulation,” but rather an “act of patriotic responsibility to preserve human lives.
- ”The United Nations and human rights groups have accused 400 Mawozo of raping, killing and kidnapping people, which it has denied.
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- SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs said Friday that it reached out to a government agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for “peace, stability and national reconciliation.
- ”The 400 Mawozo gang sent a three-page statement to The Associated Press stressing that “dialogue is not a capitulation,” but rather an “act of patriotic responsibility to preserve human lives.
- ”The United Nations and human rights groups have accused 400 Mawozo of raping, killing and kidnapping people, which it has denied.
Sources: ABC News