Raiding houses and threaten to lynch Haitians in reprisal for killing of neighbor

For the Central Editorial
Source. Agencia EFE
Santiago (Dominican Republic), 10 ago (EFE) .- Dozens of Haitians who were hidden in a ravine north of the Dominican despavoridos then fled on Monday that residents of one sector of this region destroyed and looted their homes and threatened to lynch in retaliation for the murder of a neighbor. The action came after the death last Saturday of the Dominican Jesus Rivas Polanco, 30, who died after receiving several stab wounds and blows contusion in the Reyna common cancer in the province of Santiago (north) allegedly at the hands of two undocumented Haitians.
Residents of the town today destroyed and looted at least nine homes of immigrants, who threatened to lynch in retaliation for this crime, allegedly committed the victim to steal a motorcycle, mobile phone and 8,000 pesos ($ 220).
Locals warn that "wherever you find a Haitian citizen come to lynch him" in revenge. However, the police said that will not allow anyone to take justice into their own hands.
Police officers and inspectors Migration cancer Reyna traveled today to prevent possible attacks against immigrants.
Also reported that at least four Haitians were detained for investigation in the barracks at the death of Tamboril Dominican.
One of those arrested is Pié Joselito, who complained that his house, like those of other Haitians, was destroyed and their belongings were looted by mobs of Dominicans.
He also said that unknown persons stole a cassava cultivation on land that was located near his home.
Another hit, Lalita Douglas, told a group of people armed with machetes and clubs were introduced in the morning at his home and threatening her, her husband and three sons to leave the place.
Immigrants seem to be resisted, so the Dominicans destroyed his house and took away their belongings.
Eladio Jose Paniagua, one of the neighbors of cancer Reyna said that the community does not want Haitians ", while denouncing the indifference that in his view, show the immigration authorities in the province of Santiago to the problem.
Another local resident, Pierre Morel, said that migration could have avoided this situation, as many times people had asked him to proceed with the repatriation of undocumented Haitians because, he said, is evidence that those involved in criminal acts .
Hundreds of people were mobilized yesterday, some armed with machetes, against undocumented Haitians.
The slippage in the Dominican-Haitian border in the province of Dajabón (northwest) facilitates the entry of thousands of undocumented Haitians in Dominican Republic.
Due to the criminal actions that are involved in Haitian immigrants in Dominican Republic, incidents between citizens of both countries are common in northern communities and many have been fatal and has caused friction between the two relations nations that occupy the Caribbean island the Spanish.