Haiti to Create a National Security Agency

Haiti is one of the most corrupted countries in the world according to different international organization's survey reports. Development of the country has seriously been being hampered for quite long because of corruption. Therefore, to fight corruption the Haiti initiated a movement against corruption in the first week of June. 40 members of the electoral board and government officials who were engaged in corruption were identified in that campaign and detained. A total asset worth $92,000 was found by their name, allegedly from public funds.

There is no military force in Haiti since 1994 when the Army was dissolved by the former President Jean Bertrand Aristide on the allegation of violation of Human Rights against the force. However, current President Michel Martelly took initiative to re-establish of the Army in November, 2011. The creation of a National Security Agency can be seen as a start. As many as 3,500 troops will be hired initially as a part of the program. A total of $ 95 million will be needed to implement the entire program.

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