Haiti's most powerful gang leader talks to Al Jazeera
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- Опубликовано: 25 окт 2021
- Al Jazeera has spoken exclusively to Haiti's most powerful gang leader.
Armed groups now run large parts of the country and have filled a power vacuum left by the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July.
Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds has more from Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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I'm Jamaican and I stand with Haiti and the Haitian ppl. Never forget that we all seek the same vision and future. But we have to fight for it by all means necessary.
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I agree brother. There’s no future in Haiti. Most of my family finish school and they can’t work. There’s no opportunity and there’s no chance for you if you are not part of the elites. I hope I can live enough to see a new Haiti.
@Chanelle Moneroe I agreed as well. I have been saying the same thing and no one believe me. Haiti is so beautiful and we could invest but they (the elites) prevent the black man to invest into Haiti. They want Haiti to suffer. Oh god save us from this demons.
Calling all black nations to come and join Haiti s fight for democracy
@@dfaro8453 l disagree Haiti will bounce back the people need to stand up and fight the oligarchs take the country back throw these corrupt greedy devil s in jail
If BBQ is a gangster,which word should I use for the politician and orligaches?
Because all of them are worst than him ...
High level Mafia!
Probably KFC 😂
Asaloss
Jimmy Cherizie is for the haitian people a good person trying to clean a corrupt government in Ayiti to bring back the beautiful Haiti we once had for the people in haiti and all over the world🙏🙏🙏
FACTS
Don’t let that smile fool you, he means business
Difficult to understand if he is good or bad, but I remember my grandfather once told be that if a man needs to carry a gun to earn respect and fear, people respect the gun and not the man.
Sometimes people at least respecting your gun is all you need in certain situations.
I spent fourteen years in a war torn third world country. If a good leader did not arm himself, he surely was a soft target. A lesser evil that may give a person a fighting chance in combat.
Every fight for liberty and change , involves a guns and bloodshed. Keep that in min when your judging a man and for carrying a rifle.
I’m Haitian and I’ll tell you right now he’s bad -he’s controlling them -all the rape and murder is g9 doing that -AND this is the leader
@@wisleymoseley but is he telling his gang to go out & rape and murder.
That's the real concern, but yes Haiti needs a change and strong leader to make that happen to unite the people.
He got a point. Overwhelming systematic government failure is responsible for my departure.
but you need some kind of system so what will replace?
@@vanhoot2234 a better system, that's usually the premise.
@@vanhoot2234 Another system. The assumption is that any other system will be better than the one you have. Doesn't usually work out, but when it does, it's a start.
@@MrFreakHeavy but ideally you should have some sort of a plan but I suppose yes under existential threat you just take any change and go from there
Greed leads to failure. It’s happening across the globe. There are not many places to hide from it.
Belize central america sending prayers for our Caribbean brothers & sisters from Haiti!!✌🙏🌎🇧🇿🇭🇹💯
Send them money, fool. 😂
Thx a lot
Thanks a lot. 🙏
Thanks
Many thanks! We sure do need them.
Love to 🇭🇹 from Kenya. May Haiti heal and thrive.
Praying for my brothers and sisters in Haiti. Everyone deserves freedom and peace.
I actually trust him more than the politicians .
You're not the only one. Politicians have failed people
Look at the ring he is wearing!! free mason
1:15
I trust Jimmy BBQ 💯 because whenever western msm portrays someone as bad, that usually means the opposite is true.
Same!
For sure he eats well.
Barbecue all day, I reckon.
I'm sure you were expecting to see a skinny guy before believing in his mission right!?
Underrated comment. In a country like Haiti, the physical shape of people can tell a lot.
@@Elsenkumchu if he lived as 95% of haitians do, then yes
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He is better than Politicians....
To my Haitian brothers and sisters keep up the good fight and never waver you a strong spiritual people the divine creator recognizes you..from trini 🇹🇹with luv
No idea if he’s good or bad but I as a Cuban stand with the Haitian brothers and hope for the best of the Haitian people 🇨🇺🇭🇹
Thank you 🙏🏿 I’m Haitian descent and I also got family in Cuba
Ok bro pero que no se metan para este lado para no mandártelos para cuba en una yola para cuba
He is a monster
he’s terrible. his name is barbecue becuase of the shear amount of people he has had burned
@@alventuradelacruz522 right his delusions are beyond me!
Haitian people are paying big price saying no to white colonial such France and Britain
Haiti need partners not colonizers.
If that was the Case many african goverments would be like this and thankfully is Not the Case. I think is Form the horrible Administration and violent society they habe
He's not a gangster or a gang leader, he's fighting for his country.... You are evil for news medias...
But I suspect him thou, cos that ring shows he's working with the west in some ways..
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U sure bout dat he jus kidnapped a RUclipsr 😂
I just don't understand why the Haitian government won't just see what he has to say. If the leadership in Haiti didn't take soo much from its own people. Haiti would be rich.
Amen. People needs leaders that stand against corruption everywhere it is!
Ever heard of offshore banks? Do you know which countries hold the bulk of the monies?
@@liveasifthisisyourlastday2345
The people of Tax Haven ? 😄
They get in and then they become corrupt as well
They have some amazing leaders there No gangs in Haiti
Have you missed the part where he leads a criminal organization and masterminded several assassinations and massacres?
The kind of democracy this man is advocating will not go down well with America.
They gonna assassinate him like they did the president
God is good and he will protect him...
@@KAWTELENUH they will try like that have before and failed
@@pa7617 trust me if America really want him dead, he's dead tomorrow
This is so f... true.
Thanks for publishing all these
Blessings from Canada. Thanks for sharing.
In the U.S., they're called Militia but in Haiti, they're called Gangs...Hmm
Gangs commit crimes, and most militias in the US don't. That's the difference. Use your head for once
The media will flip anything.
His name is Barbeque because his signature is to kill people by burning them. He's not the leader of a militia, moron, he's a murderer and a pretty dumb one. Probably not where Haitians should be looking for leadership....Unless it's already too late late for Haiti, in which case he's perfect!
@@apophisxo4480 it's been too late for Haiti over a decade now. Anarchistic people are not the brightest and will put anyone in power that promises them free things.
@Facto my family comes from a 3rd world country. So I've seen these places first hand. These countries are such shitholes because the people refuse to take accountability for themselves with the amount of corruption, lack of common sense, and general victimhood they have instead holding themselves responsible and their fellow citizens for the general misery they bring upon themselves. Go ahead, tell me I'm wrong. This is why those countries are such dumps.
Human life should be respected and protected
tell that to the US governemnt..
You Can’t argue with Barbeque’s stand against the corruption in Haiti….
God bless Haiti
He is not a gang,he’s a revolutionary
lol
He's an imbecile...The last thing that country needs.
Stocorm síndrome
@@monkeyteck2224 u mean stockholm syndrome ??
What's his ideology?
His not a gang leader he is a revolutionary against the real gangsters Reginald boulos Dimitri vob core group
Facts. If the Haitian people had brains to understand what Barbecue is truly fighting against they all would support him and be part of the fight.
Ou serye ?
Well said bro, they know he's not the gangster, the media know who really the real gangster, besides they the one who send them ( the elit) in haiti to punish the country.
Yes, Haitians need to put BBQ as the supreme dictator of Haiti!
he's a gang leader that's backed by very powerful people, if he was really revolutionary don't you think the west would have taking him out already.
They call jim a gang leader, but i see a true freedom fighter.
I am African, I am Nigerian.
I support him.❤
The media should stop calling him negative names.
That man sounds like a Hero. Why do you think people support him?
Pray for Haiti 🇭🇹
Haiti needs food and Haiti needs medicine. We salute you, in regards to standing up to protect your people.
Lol bro haiti doesn't need food.. find something else to say
R u a mason or just dumb?
Hope you're not Haitian, their want more than food sir. Haitians want to flee from the misery that USA,CANADA, FRANCE and corrupt politicians in addition the bourgeoisie drug dealer force them to live
@@autoplus5384 do you Haiti needs Russia's help?
@@patrickpatrick2528 Yes they do sucka!!
If this man is really doing what he say he's doing them i commend him. He's probably achieved more than what we only dream of. Good Work. I hope you bring your people out of poverty.
He lives in Haiti, he's achieved nothing
@@mushroom11g55 I have no idea if he's a good guy or a bad guy, but I do know that owning a large chunk of territory is quite the achievement.
He is a gang leader that uses mass violence and pseudo revolutionary lingo to get rich and subjugate the population...we've seen this before lets forget about him getting his people out of poverty, he is making money form himself and his cronies while the population starves.
Hes talking over the country now btw
Thanks for showing this side of the story
My prayers go out to Haiti🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
The man clearly says that he is not a gangster yet the video title still labels him as gang leader respect the revolutionary
Because he not chosen by usa
I don’t understand too. They put gangster there
He said he is not a gang member... but the title is still calling him a gang
Good coverage getting an interview with BBQ during Haiti's current crisis.
But the truth must be told some how. The haiti Gov have shun its people for a long time. They're a bunch of thieves
A most subtle message at 1:51. If you see it, you see it. If you know, you know.
I see. I know. Changes perspectives.
Wisest fox in the comments obviously
That was a real good interview with Barbecue I hope that man can get things working for his country again.
Almost a Robin Hood type story. My Haiti will become a treasure again, a perfect pearl.
But it never was 😢
@malvernwarmington4942 the name the French gave it was just that.
This guy is interviewing more than any other Haitian in years and not even a politician lol
i don't know this guy but the haitian government (and basically all governments in the world) are gangsters so it's kind of hard to make him look bad
Yes indeed! Gangsters à la VIPs in suits.
@Live as if this is your last day love your name as it relates to this topic....sadly, in Haiti, doesn't seem like you have to imagine too hard to live like that 😥
He is bad he's killed innocent ppl burning up Jones and them in it. They are scared of him
@@krystingrant6292 you have proof or just hearsay?
@@krystingrant6292 so he's basically like any other Haitian?
Keep fighting for the right cause, fight for your children and your children children. Keep fighting. One Love
One love to Haiti let there be some great change in the country save lives and make the world a better place
I take pleasure in understanding you're peace treaties more... I look forward to speaking on more topics in the future and hope to hear you in podcast soon.
Communication is the 🔑! Thanks for having spirit
Put him in charge and see what he does. He can hardly do worst then any of the other so called alternatives.
Sounds good
I agree. Let him run haiti like a dictatorship. Even if he genocides tens of thousands of Haitians. It would probably be for the best.
@@Deadassbruhfrfr so he would only be as bad as most US supported SA dictators. BBQ for lifelong president
The sad part is it's happened before. And it's too easy to be corrupt, no system of checks and balances. And he may become corrupt like all others
For sure
The very same people he's choosing to give an interview to, is also labling him a gangster. When will we learn we have no friends?
Bc they did better research on him than you...
Or maybe it’s worth more for him to have a platform and get his word in, rather than only one side speaking on what’s going on.
These people dont appear afraid of this ruthless killer🤨😑😔.
he has the perfect villain arc
He's the real one 👌
@@jishan763 agree
@croatabroad I bet you think you’re actually worthy on this earth 🌌
@@YoungEli9 We are not sure why you added "actually" in your sentence.
@@Yodrop how’s it taste?
Thank you for reporting on this.
I'm livinig in Haiti. I never thought that BBC was so powerful
Lol 😂 thanks for this comment
Always pray for the Republic Of Haiti 🇭🇹 ❤
Come together people of Haiti God bless you guys
It's hard to see how horrible 95% of Haitian people suffering year after year decides after decides suffering never stops
They like it like that !!
Maybe they should better themselves? Just a thought.
@@Deadassbruhfrfr that’s like saying if you’re homeless buy a house .
@@TwincircleMusic they were given aid. They squandered the aid.
@@Deadassbruhfrfr, who's they??? Did the people received it?? Don't talk nonsense, maybe mention the barricade USA, France and the Libanon rich families have on Haiti.
Fight on brother Fight on 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Keep fighting brother...no corrupt government.
That man is a monster
I hope this Man is genuine. If he is able to pull this off for the better, for the people. Lesson learned !
I don’t know whether or not to trust this guy. I’m going to take everything he tells me with a grain of salt.
He is for the people. The government is a western puppet state.
Robinhood of Haiti 🔥
The same can be said about most politicians and political parties. 🤣
You reckon Trump is more trustworthy with a coat and tie?
Watch the Vice documentary with him
a friend of mine went on a mission trip to rebuild Haiti after the the huge hurricane hit, really sad to see so many people that are still suffering, those of you working for good, God sees you !!
Funds were miss used unfortunately….
Haiti needs help, rebuild it from the ground up
I pray that one day Haiti will be the thriving country it deserves to be. I love Haiti and miss the time I spent there, and the friends I made. It's amazing to see a people who have so little, but who's hearts are so big. The problem is that history has seen many men just like this one. They preach a vision of a free and prosperous Haiti, but the second they actually get the power to make the changes, they become just as corrupt as the corruption before them. This guy would just make it the 5.1%.
Stop praying because prayer doesn't work.
or it could be that outside powers continue to interfere with the countries progress.
Haiti had been paying France money since 1825 and other countries also were sucking the wealth out of the country.
Most third world leaders are guilty of this. Their reward is to devide and rule.
That where your problem lye. Praying doesn't do anything.
@@ACB2K sooo true
the ring @1:51 tells a much bigger story than what is talked about in the video
The rival gang
Haiti is a beautiful country, i just wish they could have peace with prosperity.
They want peace the descendants of the Senegalese and Congo people need to stop occupying a foreign territory and head back home to Africa
Our Troops are coming to deal with you well.May peace Prevail above all
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS UNBIASED INTERVIEW.. YOU KEPT IT REAL AND DID NOT LIE IN THE TRANSLATION. GOD WILL SAVE HAITI ONE DAY FROM ALL WHO HATE THE 1ST COUNTRY TO STOP SLAVERY AND RACISM...
The island should be united through REVOLUTION ❤️🖤💚💥
DOWN WITH U$ IMPERIALISM 💥
1:50 shows his masonic freemasonry illuminati ring. Wake up!.
@@MartialVillager My man, U.S. aid and American missionaries do more for Hati than the Hatian government does.
This man seems like he truly wants to help his people
Freedom of movement is the answer since arbitrary demarcation of political borders are unjust. Only open borders will solve the problems of this world since those confined to limited spaces surrounded by volcanoes, with hardly any natural resources can move to sparsely populated regions and thrive. Free movement will ensure almost proportionate distribution of resources and thereby reduce the chances of unnecessary conflicts.
They all do don't they? Chavez did back in the day.
it's just the escobar act.
No. There are many other documentaries that show what he actually is like
@@terintiaflavius3349 lol no way like what
I'm a Jamaican and I reject all oppressive governments. Unfortunately, freedom isn't free. Haiti belongs to the Haitian people.
Poverty is awful.
Wow this is great journalism.
“Barbecue” appears to aspire to becoming a modern day Robin Hood.
All lies for the camera 100%
He was an ex cop that was fired for corruption. He is not a Robin Hood, he is just another crook in the hood.
@@HiThere-du4up I was being facetious. It’s hard to convey sarcasm sometimes in text.
he wants to be pablo escobar.
@@kathryn1313 lol, I understand you now.
:- )
He is not a gang leader he is his people's keeper.
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It appears that he is a freedom fighter more than a gang leader.
Keep pushing back my brother 🙏 💪 💯 system isn't for us it's against us
Jimmy Cherisier is not a gang, bro. It’s the system he is fighting that is portraying him as such. He was a police officer who refused to do the dirty job, and they wanted him dead for that. Now, they left him with no choice, but to arm himself to save his life and the lives many other police officers just like him who refused to do the dirty job. He spent 14 years as a police officer. Haiti’s police force is politicized, and the higher commanders are bought up by the oligarchs of the system. Barbecue is a patriot, a man of integrity, and he has the courage to speak up for those who can’t and are afraid of the system that’s been putting a knee on Haiti’s neck for so long.
Yes he was a police officer not a gang
He is just a police man who turned gang to make more money then the miserable salary of a policeman in Haiti. He has killed and will probably killed anyone on his way to power.
So now he kidnaps missionaries? Please, spare us “ he’s just a misunderstood revolutionary “ garbage.
Yes but congo and France Dont want to Help Haitians only we Dominicans help them The barbecue ex police is not going to win after the earthquake and covid 19 Haiti is in bad condition haiti need international help now
@@felixcastillo8526 Haiti doesn’t need international help because the international community together with the oligarchs from the private sector create what you see in Haiti. I mean everything! Now, they don’t show their real face. They just sit in the background with a remote control. They create a system, which is being guarded by some Haitians. I call those Haitians “the true enemy of the country/people.” Those Haitians are politicians that oppress, Journalists that control the minds, pastors that control the faith, teachers that control what people learn. The people of Haiti need to bring down this system from inside first, then they can deal with the international community. It’s not easy, but it’s possible. Go look at the history of the US with Haiti. It’s never been a good/smooth one. The history the France with Haiti, that’s never been a good one. The history of Haiti with the west entirely has never been a good one for Haiti. The oligarchs buy the midis, they buy politicians, they buy pastors. They buy everyone except Jimmy Cherisier Barbecue. If they cannot buy you to do the dirty job, they eliminate you just like they did for the president. We, the Haitian people, know that it’s the oligarchs that killed the president because the president did not want to do the dirty job. Go google the richest Haitians then you will see the oligarchs that I am talking about. Their families are not in the country, they hide their assets including real estate in other countries like the US, Dominican Republic and France. This is another reason why those countries would never help Haïti because they have a stake in Haiti remaining how it is.
❤️ to Haiti
"the man they call Barbeque is one of the powerful and enigmatic figures in Haiti today" -- that's actually a line from the news. Let that sink in. Can't make this stuff up
We really are living in the worst timeline.
It’s always been like this we can actually witness it now thanks to social media and alre phones before it went on and we had to watch on the news if it was even broadcasted..
Said "Funkyboodah"
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Makes perfect sense to me
I don't see anything wrong with that statement
If he said he was at a gangster, why not respect his wishes and call him a community activist or leader.
Assalamualaikum
So good to hear that doing badly but into a positive way to help the Haiti
Geez, its tough to live in Haiti.
Crazy right?
Unless you’re part of the 5%.
Completely failed state.
@@Hypocrisywatch1 not without the help of the corrupt 5%.
@@Hypocrisywatch1 Failed state thanks to USA. Nothing happens in America's backyard without USA condoning, approving or participating in it.
I can see why they call him barbecue! Looks he hasn’t missed any backyard barbecues! 😎
I would not miss any either. Bbq is delicious.
Men like him are born from desperation. Those people even try to come here and are met with the same hospitality. Their situation is hopeless im afraid.
How didnt ANY of you notice the ring on his finger @ 1:50?
Unity is what’s needed
You should talk about the documents that link Jimmy Chezier and the US and how he directly has ties with them
Could you do so? Id like to see for myself, no reason to trust corporate media at face value, they always lie.
The US has a bounty on his head solely based on Pierre Esperance claims. Basically he is being framed for a massacre that took place, when in fact those victims are casualties of police sloppy shake down against gangs when Jimmy was a police officer.
Bob, I would like to watch that document. May I have a copy ?
Produce the documents and not just say anything .
Barbecue probably burnt à few dudes alive for earning this nickname💀💀
Im Haitien Youre right
Yes he undoubtedly did !
His mother used to sell cooked meat in the slums. That's where he got the name.
That's how he got the name
@@Junkiel you Haitian,so where did you find this information,I'm Haitian btw,I'd like to know
Man is a hero not a gang leader
🤣
I was down there in 2014, after the earthquake that tore apart Petionville. I lived in Port-au-Prince on an American compound. We were contract employees there to build the shipping port in Port Lafito. - a joint venture between Haitian govt and American contractor. Even back then,there was resentment among the Haitian people toward their govt. It was my understanding back then, a contractor named Giberto owned and 'ruled' a lot of society. It was chaotic and depressing for the local people. Cite Soleil was the area for us to stay away from back then. However, other areas, away from PaP, were tourist attractions and were well to do ~
And yet you still got rich off their misery. Barbecue is correct in his assessment
Haiti 🇭🇹 God bless you !!
He won't till they ditch the witchcraft and Voodoo , until then , Haiti is cursed ...
He’s not a gang member but is currently leading a fight against corruption .
Who's burning the people?
If I was in Haiti I would definitely be part of the fight against corruption.
That's the way it is now , when you stand against a system full of corruption they call you gangster and when you stay quiet they call you Zombi.
May Haiti heal
Haitian stand up 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿🇭🇹
If he is as sincere about Haiti's future as he appear to be in this interview, he also need to say how he will deal with other gangs and political powers to bring about permenant peace in the country and not only talk about concerns of the current person in power.
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First thing he will do is treat himself to a few tiny little gifts paid for by his government bless him he deserves
Godbless barbeque..he is a man for the people
Everybody is not a leader and you seem to be a leader to me keep up the Work
Sounds like a leader who loves his people and they love him
Yes he's a gang leader and nothing more.
Anyone else recognize barbecue from that episode on vice (or some other documentary, can’t remember)
Yes
Yeah that's him. Guess his PR people told him to present himself as a revolutionary, not a street thug
Yep
no, which one?
Not so much most of the population believe the pm killed the president. A president who had a political alliance of sorts with this once police officer so he had to change his approach from showing himself as vulnerable and open to approachable but not submissive.
Plus once political assassinations start going around it becomes impractical for someone capable of exercising force to outwardly show themselves as incapable.
I hope that the Haïtian people will apply all the wise "SPEECHES" of Président Jovenel Moïse for the prosperity of Haïti ❤💙🤎🖤🇭🇹 🙏🏾.
look at that ring :O 01:51
nice ring man are you from that club ;:D