The bwa kale movement gained momentum in Turgeau after residents said the gang launched a pre-dawn attack in late April, killing nearly a dozen people. Turgeau is under siege by a gang known as “5 Seconds,” because that’s supposedly how long it takes them to kill someone. “It’s a good movement, but at the same time, the innocent are paying for the guilty,” Cégaire said, adding that he left Port-au-Prince because he feared the gang violence and the bwa kale movement.
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Weslander Al Cégaire, a cook in the southern city of Les Cayes with a round face and easy smile, told the AP that his cousin was recently killed by bwa kale participants while riding with a motorcycle driver who was targeted. But gang-related killings and kidnappings have dropped because of bwa kale, say human-rights activists, who also worry about the gruesome violence, and that innocent people could be killed. Haitian police don’t keep reliable crime statistics. At night, those seeking to enter Turgeau also had to provide a password, which the community changes every week. People who wanted to enter had to show their IDs, open their bags, lift their shirts to reveal any gang tattoos, and, if they didn’t live there, explain where they were going. He did not provide his last name to protect his family. “If you’re not from here, we’re going to kill you,” said Leo, a community leader who granted the AP access to the Turgeau neighborhood so that journalists could see how the neighborhood is responding to the gangs estimated to control 80% of Port-au-Prince. The name means “peeled wood” in Haitian Creole and insinuates male dominance and power in street slang. Vigilantes have killed at least 164 people since the movement dubbed “bwa kale” began in April, according to the United Nations. They stone and often chop the limbs of suspected gangsters, behead them and set them afire, sometimes while they are still alive.
Now, the people are taking action and a wave of brutal vigilante justice is roiling Haiti, concentrated in this capital of about 1 million. Weak or corrupt police and officials have done little, or worse. Gun-toting gangsters have been robbing, raping and murdering the innocent. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Old cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu
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