Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says


FILE PHOTO: Houses pack a hillside in the Jalousie district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 3,2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

(Reuters) - Around seven in 10 people in Haiti back proposed creation of an international force to help the national police fight violence from armed gangs who have expanded their territory since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a survey carried out in January.

Some 69% of nearly 1,330 people across Haiti said they supported an "international force" - which has been requested by the Haitian government - according to a survey from local business risk management group Agerca and consulting firm DDG.

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