Government Condemns Kidnapping of Father of SKN Honorary Consul in Haiti

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 18 2023 (ZIZ Newsroom/Press Release): The Government has issued a statement on the kidnapping of the father of an honorary consul stationed in Haiti on Saturday.

The release, issued on Monday, said the government is “outraged by the kidnapping by alleged gangsters of Mr Harold Marzouka, the father of the Honorary Consul of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mr Harold Marzouka, Jr, based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.”

According to the release the Consulate’s official vehicle was also seized.

The statement says The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis “expresses outright condemnation of this and other cowardly acts which lawless agents in Haiti continue to indiscriminately utilise to terrorise Haitian citizens and residents alike. The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis is deeply concerned about the safety of Mr Marzouka and hope that he will be returned to his home and loved ones soon.”

The release continued “It is the Government’s wish that the Marzouka family will find solace in the fact that the Government and people of Saint Kitts and Nevis stand in solidarity with them at this undoubtedly traumatic time.”

The Government said it is “calling upon those who are bent on committing these criminal and heinous undertakings to cease the violence.”

The Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis reiterates the appeal to “international partners for short term assistance to address the security and humanitarian crises.”

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