Leader of armed gangs in Haiti Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier threatened Tuesday that unless Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns from his post, the country will face “genocide“.

“If Ariel Henry does not resign, the country is heading straight towards genocide. If the international community continues to support Ariel Henry, we are heading straight towards a civil war that will end in genocide“This former police officer warned in statements to journalists.

With a powerful rifle and long-range weapon, “Barbecue” emphasized that the international community, mainly the United States, Canada and France, will be held responsible for all the people killed in Haiti, where violence has occurred in recent days with dozens of deaths.

“We want Ariel Henry to listen to reason,” insisted the leader of a coalition of groups known as the Vivre Ensemble (Live Together).

He assured that has no limits in the fight against the current administration. “We fought against Ariel Henry to the last drop of blood,” added Cherizier, who said he was even ready to enter into an alliance with the devil to achieve this.

Haitian armed gangs claim that With their violent actions they pursue Henry’s resignation.which landed in San Juan this Tuesday, which was confirmed EFE sources from the Puerto Rican government, after not knowing his whereabouts for several days.

Last week, Henry first traveled to Guyana, where he attended a meeting of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), and then traveled to Kenya, where discussed sending a multinational mission security support, led by the African country and approved by the UN in October.

It was the escalation of violence in Haiti that began on Thursday after Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis said that during a Caribbean Community summit, Henry would commit himself to holding elections until August 31, 2025.

Since then days of extreme violence occur and last Saturday, armed gangs entered the country’s largest prisons, La Capital and Croix de Bouquet, from which some 3,600 prisoners escaped. (EFE)