For decades, the country was ruled by political strongmen supported by armed gangs with Moise’s killing, the state collapsed and the gangs were unbound. In Haiti, there is no functioning government. “We are not going to shoot a gun to defend a bag of rice.” It came down to math: “How much do we make? Can we afford it?” The answer was no. Three neighboring warehouses were looted in June. This story is part of a series, “Haiti: Business, Politics and Gangs,” produced with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Jimmy Cherizier, aka Barbecue, a former policeman who leads the G9 gang coalition, controls the coastal strip of Port-au-Prince. Instead she gave the order to one of her managers: "Get them corn flakes, milk, pasta, tomato and soap." Rodrigo Abd/AP Show More Show Less 26 of41 A map created by a businessman who asked not to be identified, notes the different territories controlled by gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. There is nothing wrong in giving them food." rationalizes Youri Mevs, campaign manager for the AAA's presidential candidate and businesswoman who is being extorted for 500,000 dollars by the G9 gang coalition. "It is a donation from the political party to a neighborhood.
24 of41 25 of41 A worker stands on a truckload of corn flakes donated from the AAA political party to residents in the gang-controlled Bel Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Oct.
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