Dominican Consulate in Juana Mendez closed after being attacked with rocks and bottles
Dominican vice consul Marciano Mateo described the situation as "chaotic and out of control"
Narciso Pérez
DAJABON. The Dominican Consulate in Juana Mendez, Haiti, was closed until further notice, after a mob of Haitians attacked the consular office with rocks and bottles, although none of the employees or officials received injuries of importance.
The information was supplied by the Dominican vice consul Marciano Mateo, who described the situation as "chaotic and out of control."
He said that shortly after 11:00 in the morning, when they were at work dispatching the affairs that had accumulated because they had not worked for several days, persons armed with rocks, sticks and bottles appeared and broke the glass of the office where the consulate operates.
"Until this situation changes, we will not return to work, since there are no guarantees for anyone," said Mateo. He said that all of the employees had to take refuge in the neighborhood, in order to avoid being attacked and injured by so many rocks and bottles that were thrown.
In the communities of the North East of Haiti and near Juana Mendez, Fort Liberté and Cape Haitian there have been steady protests against the Martely administration, demanding, among other things that they reduce the taxes that are collected by the Haitian authorities for the products that are bought in the establishments of the bi - national market which is held each Monday and Friday in Dajabon.
The market opens timidly
The bi-national market was held this Monday (yesterday) but not with a great affluence of the people as normally occurs on other occasions. Last week, seven truck drivers were kidnapped in Cape Haitian and their trucks ransacked.
The truckers, Eddy Jacobo, José Castro, Orlando González, Ramon Frias, Rafael Marte, Alexis Polanco and Euclides Rayes, said that they were able to save their lives because of a priest from the Catholic Church came to their aid and hid them in a church.
Later, due to the work of diplomatic officials, they were put in the care of military officers of the MINUSTAH, and could return to this province (Dajabon), and from there to their homes in the province of San Pedro de Macoris.
The information was supplied by the Dominican vice consul Marciano Mateo, who described the situation as "chaotic and out of control."
He said that shortly after 11:00 in the morning, when they were at work dispatching the affairs that had accumulated because they had not worked for several days, persons armed with rocks, sticks and bottles appeared and broke the glass of the office where the consulate operates.
"Until this situation changes, we will not return to work, since there are no guarantees for anyone," said Mateo. He said that all of the employees had to take refuge in the neighborhood, in order to avoid being attacked and injured by so many rocks and bottles that were thrown.
In the communities of the North East of Haiti and near Juana Mendez, Fort Liberté and Cape Haitian there have been steady protests against the Martely administration, demanding, among other things that they reduce the taxes that are collected by the Haitian authorities for the products that are bought in the establishments of the bi - national market which is held each Monday and Friday in Dajabon.
The market opens timidly
The bi-national market was held this Monday (yesterday) but not with a great affluence of the people as normally occurs on other occasions. Last week, seven truck drivers were kidnapped in Cape Haitian and their trucks ransacked.
The truckers, Eddy Jacobo, José Castro, Orlando González, Ramon Frias, Rafael Marte, Alexis Polanco and Euclides Rayes, said that they were able to save their lives because of a priest from the Catholic Church came to their aid and hid them in a church.
Later, due to the work of diplomatic officials, they were put in the care of military officers of the MINUSTAH, and could return to this province (Dajabon), and from there to their homes in the province of San Pedro de Macoris.
Narciso Pérez
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