By Judelor Louis Charles, Vant Bèf Info, August 21, 2025
Officially tasked with restoring state authority and order, the TPC now appears more concerned with managing financial privileges than with the country's security. According to a recent report by the National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH), each member of the TPC receives a monthly stipend of 4 million gourdes, linked in particular to intelligence funds, or more than 9 million gourdes allocated each month to these advisors alone, with no oversight or obligation to deliver results.
Huge budgets, little coordination
The TPC is not alone in its intelligence funding. The Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice, and the high command of the Haitian National Police (PNH) also benefit from specific budgets. Yet, no overall strategy has emerged. The lack of coordination is glaring.
The National Police High Council (CSPN) is failing to establish synergy between security agencies. This disorganization recently cost the lives of two SWAT officers during an operation in Kenscoff on Tuesday, August 19, during which suicide drones were used. A tragedy that could have been avoided, according to several observers, had there been adequate planning.
A deafening silence from Public Security
The inaction at the State Secretariat for Public Security is equally worrying. Mario Andresol, the incumbent, remains nowhere to be seen: no known plan, no strong measures, no reassuring public communication. The position now seems symbolic, while the security situation continues to deteriorate.
Funds diverted or wasted?
As schools close, hospitals operate at a reduced capacity, and drinking water and electricity become inaccessible in many areas, the proliferation of budget lines devoted to intelligence raises serious suspicions. These funds, supposedly intended to support the fight against gangs and strengthen the state, now appear to be used more to enrich a political elite than to protect the population.
A transition that is getting bogged down
In a context where gangs control large swathes of the country, where internal exodus continues, and where access to basic services is becoming a privilege, the political transition seems more disconnected than ever from the realities on the ground. The misappropriation of intelligence funds symbolizes this crisis of governance: lack of transparency, opaque spending, and chronic inaction.
The Haitian people demand results, not justifications. As long as the authorities avoid audits, shirk accountability, and prioritize private interests over the public good, security will remain an illusion and the transition a dead end.
Posted August 30, 2025