"There has never been any discussion between former Senator Moïse Jean Charles and me regarding the Caricom issue. Mr. Rod Joseph was the first to inform me that Russia had reportedly threatened not to help Haiti if Haitian actors did not adhere to the solution proposed by Caricom. According to Rod Joseph, Russia, along with the United States, France, and other countries of the international community, would even go as far as imposing an embargo on the country," former Senator Guy Philippe stated on Friday, specifying that Rod
Guy Philippe Condemns Betrayal by Certain Political Actors in Negotiations
Guy Philippe, a former senator elected in the Grand'Anse department in 2016 and a former policeman who led an armed rebellion against Jean-Bertrand Aristide, denies any discussion with former Senator Moïse Jean Charles on the Caricom Accord, which envisages the establishment of a seven-member Presidential Council to lead the transition and hold elections. In a six-minute video message posted on social media on Friday, March 22, 2024, the former U.S. convict for drug money laundering reaffirms his commitment to his revolution and presents it as the alternative to the Haitian crisis.