DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Through its Embassy in Santo Domingo, the government of Haiti is denying speculation that has widely circulated in the media that the release of the two Dominican film crew kidnapped in Haiti is conditioned to the extradition of former Haitian mayor Ralph Youri Chevry. The mayor is under arrest in Santo Domingo for entering with firearms and without adequate documentation on 14 February 2021. The Haitian government has issued an arrest warrant for the former mayor, accusing him of inciting violence and chaos in Port-au-Prine. 

Also arrested upon arrival by the Dominican authorities for illegal entry and carrying firearms are former governor of Sacalasou and Haitian police Antonine Maquendy and Wiquenesonnt Despienem.

The Haitian Embassy says it is not accurate that the government is not acting promptly in the abduction of three citizens, two Dominicans and one...