MaximsNewsNetwork: HAITI - SPECIAL POLICE TRAINING FOR RIOT CONTROL (U.N. MINUSTAH)

MaximsNewsNetwork: 01 September 2010 - UN - MINUSTAH: Port-au-Prince, Haiti - In Haiti a special unit of the French military is training the Haitian police force in riot control for the upcoming general elections in November; training will be given to all law enforcement and riot police units.

At the Port-au-Prince Police Academy, police train are under fire and the exercise also educates police on the effects of tear gas. The Haitian police hope it will enhance the force on a professional level.

Here, trainees are instructed to remain in the middle of the gas without moving.

Earlier this year, France also donated 110 vehicles to reinforce the Haitian Police and they are now training forces on driving and the basic mechanics. This training will help maintain the longevity of the vehicles.

The two-week sessions run from 9 August until 17 September.

UPSOUND Gunshot

UPSOUND (French) "Take all the space."

This is a riot simulation exercise. The training is provided by a special unit of the French military and aims to equip Haitian law enforcement units with the skills necessary for potential crowd control in the upcoming elections in November.




SOUNDBITE (French) Capitaine Laurent Descieux, Gendarmerie Mobile Baccarat France:
"We are working with two units, one as riot police and the other as demonstrators. We are training how to shoot grenades and coordinating the maneuver."




SOUNDBITE (French) Thierry Grabouillot, Conduct Instructor French Gendarmerie: "It is about the first step, how to control the vehicles, how to manueuvre the vehicle in forward or rear gear, and in 4x4 function. Then we see the mechanical part."

SOUNDBITE (Creole) Jimmy Matador, Haitian Police Conduct Trainer:
"After donating the vehicles to us, the French government is now training us in on how to take care of it, ensuring good management and guaranteeing longer use."




SOUNDBITE (Creole) Paul Menard Jean Louis, Inspecteur Divisionnaire PNH
"The professional level of Haitian Police is increase, and our job is become well, we know human right and to respect it."

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[THEHAITIAN1804]

The United Nations sucks. They need to leave. VIV AYITI. VIV CUBA, VIV VENEZULA.

[TheHeavensSpear]

Sloppy, very sloppy..

Undisciplined. I hope this was new recruits on their FIRST day.Because they got a long way to go..No wonder theyve contracted out to get some real trainers and instructors