Kenyan police officers in Haiti are reportedly set to get assistance from the Security of Protected Areas Brigade (BSAP), a controversial security force to combat gangs that have run rampant in the Caribbean nation.
This was after a controversial new decree from Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to integrate the forces, despite the unit's murky legal status, history of alleged abuses, and ties to gang-affiliated actors.
The directive from CPT called for the incorporation of BSAP into law enforcement efforts, pending conduct evaluations.
But the move has sparked alarm among human rights advocates and political leaders, who point to the brigade's murky origins, inconsistent command structure, and lack of training standards as serious red flags.
