HAITI – One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders has written the U.N. Secretary General and requested that the organization deploy a delegation to Haiti for dialogue and mediation amid fears that Salvadoran troops deployed after the disappearance of aviation technicians from that country could escalate violence.
Wilson Joseph, best known as Lanmò Sanjou and leader of the 400 Mawozo gang, wrote in a two page letter that he has ‘officially raised the white flag” and was “officially available” to receive the delegation.
He said he would “participate in any meeting aimed at finding a peaceful solution, a dialogue agreement, and a sustainable stabilization process.”
More than 5,700 people have been killed or injured across Haiti from January to mid-September, according to the U.N.
The U.S. government has issued a $1 million reward for Joseph, who was indicted in the U.S. on charges of hostage taking and conspiracy to commit hostage taking.
