Haiti’s Unité de Lutte Contre la Corruption (ULCC) has consistently identified corruption and submitted evidence to the judiciary. Between 2004 and 2024, ULCC submitted 87 investigation reports, with only one conviction resulting (Le Nouvelliste, 2024). This gap reflects systemic weaknesses in enforcement rather than administrative delay (IMF / BRH, 2025; Freedom House, 2024).
In 2024, ULCC reported that former Minister of Planning Aviol Fleurant unjustifiably enriched himself by 75 million gourdes (Haïti Libre, 2024a). It also implicated members of the transitional presidential council and a former bank chairman in a bribery scheme worth nearly US $770,000 (Reuters, 2024a; AyiboPost, 2024).
Additionally, the diversion of 197,500 gallons of fuel at the National Solid Waste Management Service (≈125 million gourdes) and procurement abuses at the National School Food Program costing 250 million gourdes were documented (Haïti Libre, 2024a). Immunity claims have slow or blocked judicial follow-up (Reuters, 2025; Haitian Times, 2025).
ULCC can act as judicial police officers but cannot prosecute or issue warrants. Granting it narrowly defined authority to request arrest warrants, seek temporary asset freezes, and trigger special prosecutorial review, while maintaining judicial and parliamentary oversight, would ensure that credible investigations do not end without consequence (Wikileaks, 2009). Strengthening ULCC authority is essential to restore public trust, deter corruption, and affirm that no one is above the law (Freedom House, 2024).
References
- AyiboPost. (2024, October). The hidden corruption pact between presidential council members and bank chief.
- Freedom House. (2024). Freedom in the World: Haiti.
- Haïti Libre. (2024a, September). ULCC submits seven reports representing 614 million HTG of loss for the State.
- Haitian Times. (2025). ULCC targets three former government officials for corruption.
- IMF / BRH. (2025). Haiti Governance Diagnostic Report.
- Le Nouvelliste. (2024). Corruption: 87 ULCC reports lead to just one conviction and four indictments.
- Reuters. (2024a, October). Haiti’s anti-graft investigators accuse top-ranking officials of corruption.
- Reuters. (2025, February). The Haitian court threw out the summons for top leaders in corruption cases.
- Wikileaks Cable 09PORTAUPRINCE65. (2009). Haiti’s Anti-Corruption Unit.
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