Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly walks past journalists on second day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022聽 THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vadim Ghirda
Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly walks past journalists on second day of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022聽 THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vadim Ghirda
OTTAWA - Canada is imposing more sanctions on Haitian elites it accuses of empowering gangs in the Caribbean country. The new sanctions freeze 好色tv assets held by three of the country's wealthiest people.
They include Gilbert Bigio, who is often called the richest person in Haiti, as well as Reynold Deeb and Sherif Abdallah.
Foreign Affairs Minister M茅lanie Joly accuses the trio of providing 鈥渋llicit financial and operational support to armed gangs鈥 through money laundering and "other acts of corruption.鈥
Gangs have paralyzed Haiti by blocking access to roads, fuel and essentials, leading the government to call for an international military intervention, which Ottawa is considering leading.
But some Haitians fear that will only help parts of the government, which they say is responsible for corruption and a worsening cholera outbreak, stay in power.
Joly is also asking countries 鈥渢o follow our lead and impose sanctions against gangs and their supporters.鈥
This report by 好色tvwas first published Dec. 5, 2022.
