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Reginald Boulos distributed arms to Haiti national police to create Private Army
According to WikiLeaks Haiti, Haitian business organizations and members of the country's elite used the Haitian police as their own private army after the 2004 coup D'Etat that ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
This was based on secret US Embassy cable. It reported that Fritz Mevs told the Embassy that the president of the Haitian Chamber of Commerce, Reginald Boulos, had distributed arms to Haiti national police and had called on others to do so in order to provide cover to his own actions.
US is considering lifting of embargo on the sale of weapons in Haiti
It may have not been noticeable, however, since 1993 Haiti has been under an embargo for the sale of weapons. This was imposed by the US government in 1993, following the military coup against former President Jean Bertrand Aristide. Now with stability improving in the country and a need to create a more professional Police and Military force to deal with crimes there is a need for the lifting of embargo on the sale of weapons.
The Assistant Secretary of State for the United States, William Brownfield, who visited Haiti in December 2011 gave the impression that the US government is willing to consider that. To reassure the US Government, Mario Andrésol presented a five-year plan to make Haiti national Police more effective in protecting the Haitian population
Fritz Mevs wants private sector arming Haitian police
According to WikiLeaks Haiti, Fritz Mevs asked the U.S. Embassy if the U.S. would oversee a program under which the private sector in Haiti could legally buy guns for Haitian National Police. Fritz Mevs did not trust either MINUSTAH or the Haitian National Police to properly control the issuance of weapons.