A jailbreak yesterday at a high-security prison near Haiti´s capital left dozens of inmates on the loose, police authorities said.
The escape came after a mutiny erupted in the jail, a spokesman for Haiti´s national police said.
“It was a spectacular escape. There was no battle. A hundred inmates fled the prison,” a lawmaker on the scene told reporters.
“We were able to catch 13 escapees,” said police spokesman Garry Desrosier, adding authorities were still searching for others, though he refused to give an exact number.
Among those on the loose, he said, is “Clifford Brandt, an influential businessman jailed since 2012 on allegations of kidnapping for ransom.” Brandt carries a reward of $40,000 on his head.
