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INL FOR KRISTIN LION, KEVIN BROWN, ANGELIC YOUNG AND DON 
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SUBJECT: INL DAS MCCAMPBELL VISITS HAITI 
 
¶1.  (U)  Summary:  On January 14-15 INL DAS Christy 
McCampbell visited Haiti for the first time.  She toured NAS 
and DEA-related sites and met with Embassy and GOH officials, 
including the Minister of Justice.  She departed with a 
deeper understanding of the challenges faced in implementing 
programs in the fragile security environment of Haiti.  End 
Summary. 
 
¶2.  (SBU)  INL DAS McCampbell spent a productive two days in 
Haiti visiting sites and learning from interlocaters more 
about the NAS programs being implemented and the operational 
challenges faced in Haiti.  The DAS was struck by the poor 
conditions in Haiti in comparison to other countries, 
including the Dominican Republic, and also by the time and 
resources needed to accomplish tasks in Haiti.  She met with 
officers from the various parts of the Embassy with which NAS 
cooperates and received a full briefing on in-country NAS 
programs, including progress on HSI security projects. 
 
¶3.  (SBU)  A wide variety of site visits provided the 
opportunity to see NAS programs and projected activities up 
close.  She visited the Haitian National Police (HNP) 
Academy, which receives heavy support from the USG in terms 
of cadet provisions, power generation and water supply, and 
which is slated for additional assistance to improve living 
conditions this year.  She also toured the dilapidated 
forensic lab located on academy grounds that will be 
renovated this year under a NAS project.  The HNP forensic 
team proudly demonstrated the new USG-donated computer and 
photographic equipment that they had been trained on in 
December under an INL-funded ICITAP program.  DAS McCampbell 
also met with the Deputy Commissioner of the UN Police for 
the UN Mission to Haiti (MINUSTAH).  They discussed current 
and planned U.S. assistance to the HNP, and possible 
collaboration with other major donors, such as Canada.  DEA 
assisted with site visits to the HNP Counternarcotics Unit 
(BLTS) at the seaport and to the Sensitive Investigative Unit 
(SIU), both of which receive infrastructure support from NAS 
Haiti. 
 
¶4.  (SBU)  Perhaps the most dramatic visit of the trip was to 
the Prison Civil de Port au Prince, or National Penitentary. 
DAS McCampbell was given a catwalk tour of the facility, 
providing a birds-eye view of the conditions in which over 
3000 prisoners live (in a space designed to hold 800).  Some 
prisoners chanted pro-Aristide slogans when they saw the 
foreign visitors.  Others called out for help from their 
perches on the window sills (with legs hanging through the 
window bars), the place where they reside and sleep.  The NAS 
Corrections Advisor also showed the visitors the water, 
kitchen and infirmary sites that are part of INL-NAS plans to 
spend $200,000 on health and sanitation projects in the 
prison. 
 
¶5.  (SBU)  On January 15, DAS McCampbell and Ambassador 
Sanderson met with Minister of Justice Rene Magloire and 
Secretary of State for Public Security Luc Eucher Joseph. 
 
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The Minister of Justice identified assistance to the Judicial 
Police (DCPJ), especially the BLTS Counternarcotics Unit, and 
to the HNP Coast Guard as his top two priorities.  He thanked 
the USG for its support to Haiti in its fight against drug 
trafficking and USG support of police reform but noted that 
there remains much to do.  The Secretary of State emphasized 
the need to improve the investigative capacity of the police, 
and the Minister reiterated remarks made at earlier meetings 
that the judicial system needs assistance to ensure that 
arrests lead to effective prosecutions.  Both spoke 
positively about the INL-funded US Treasury anti-money 
laundering program that is now underway.  DAS McCampbell 
encouraged the GOH to partner to the full extent possible on 
projects for which the USG is providing funding to ensure 
their success and long-term viability. 
SANDERSON