Arnel Belizaire summoned to Port-au-Prince prosecutor's office following 4 September demonstration
The Port-au-Prince prosecutor's office has called former deputy Arnel Belizaire to appear on 7 September 2026 for his alleged role in the 4 September demonstration.
Belizaire summoned to appear after 4 September demonstration
The Government Commissioner before the Court of First Instance of Port-au-Prince, Jean Fritz Peterson Dorval, has issued a summons to former deputy Arnel Belizaire, requesting him to present himself at the Prosecutor's Office on 7 September 2026 at 1 p.m. According to juno7.ht, the action follows the demonstration that took place on 4 September 2026 in the Haitian capital.
The summons, formalised in official correspondence dated 4 September 2026, aims to obtain explanations from Belizaire regarding his alleged involvement in the organisation and participation in the events that occurred that day.
Disrupting social order, according to the Prosecutor
The Prosecutor's Office indicates that it has been informed of acts that would, in its view, be likely to disturb social order and undermine the regular functioning of the institutions of the Republic. These elements constitute, according to the Prosecutor's Office, the legal basis for the summons issued to the former elected official.
Belizaire is invited to present himself with an identity document and, where applicable, any document he would deem useful to support his explanations.
Proceedings open, further action not determined
The official correspondence specifies that the summons is issued without prejudice to any further action that the Prosecutor's Office might eventually take regarding the facts, depending on the information gathered in the course of the proceedings. No charges have therefore been filed at this stage.
Source: Google News HT — Port-au-Prince