Opposition leaders are calling for a nationwide push to block streets and paralyse Haiti's economy as they press for President Jovenel Moise to give up power
Men riding motorbikes pass on the side of a barricade made of truck and a pole blocking a street in Port au Prince, Haiti September 29, 2019.
Protesters also are demanding a more in-depth investigation into allegations that top officials in the previous government misused billions of dollars in public funds that were proceeds from a Venezuela subsidized oil plan meant for urgent social programs. "There's a lot of fear, a lot of anxiety ... that things are going in a direction in Haiti that we haven't seen in a while," he said. "It seems like we're going into some kind of new phase in Haitian history, but what it holds will be difficult to predict."
Michel said Haiti needs to rebuild a new society and state as he called on the international community to back the goal of opposition leaders to oust Moise.
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