Haitian Senate President Injured in Armed Attack | News

Nathan Rivera

09/01/2023

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The president of the Haitian Senate, Joseph Lambert, was injured this Sunday as a result of an armed attack after leaving the seat of Parliament.

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According to the press, Lambert was not wounded by a bullet, but by the breaking of the windows of his vehicle that, after being hit by the shots, hit him at eye level.

Until hours ago, the senator remained hospitalized and under observation in a hospital in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, although his vital status was not compromised.



The incident occurred in an area of ​​Port-au-Prince that is controlled by armed gangs. According to media reports, the senator later appeared at the police departmental address to report an attack on his person. So far, the causes and those responsible for the armed aggression are unknown.

The attack was perpetrated on the eve of the end of the politician's term as head of the Senate. Lambert is one of the ten senators who were still active in Haiti, and who cease as of midnight this Sunday, when the term for which they were elected comes to an end.

In the Caribbean nation, no elections have been held to renew the democratic institutions, which has contributed to the acute political crisis facing the Caribbean nation.

According to local media, exactly one year ago two police officers assigned to Lambert's security and his driver were kidnapped.

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