FILE PHOTO: Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' coalition, speaks during a press tour of the La Saline shanty area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 3, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier said on Sunday that fuel trucks can approach the Varreux terminal without fear for their safety, days after police broke up a blockade that had halted fuel distribution for nearly two months.
The G9 coalition of gangs led by Cherizier in mid-September dug trenches and put up barricades at the entrance to Varreux, leading to crippling fuel shortages and creating a humanitarian crisis as Haitians struggled to find food and water.
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