Haiti gang leader warns of civil war unless PM Ariel Henry steps down

Jimmy Cherizier, the Haitian gang leader behind a violent attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry, has warned of civil war and “genocide” unless Henry steps down.

Armed criminal gangs, who control large swathes of the country, launched a coordinated assault to remove the prime minister when he was out of the country last week.

Henry, who was supposed to step down in February, was reported to be in Puerto Rico, a United States territory, on Tuesday after the Dominican Republic refused permission for his plane to land. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti.

Read more: Al Jazeera