Victor Prophane

Designation: Former member of the Haitian Parliament, involved in weapons trafficking and using violence to secure political gain.

UNLI 27.09.2024

Prophane Victor participe depuis longtemps à des activités qui font peser une menace sur la paix, la sécurité et la stabilité en Haïti ainsi que dans l’ensemble de la région. En particulier, il soutient des gangs et leur procure des armes, se livre au trafic d’armes, détourne des recettes publiques et a recours à la violence pour obtenir des gains politiques et financiers.Prophane Victor a été membre de la dernière Assemblée nationale (2016-2020), où il siégeait en tant que député de Petite Rivière, dans le département de l’Artibonite, une région où les niveaux de violence et de contrôle par les gangs sont en augmentation. Pour assurer son élection en tant que député en 2016 ainsi que son contrôle sur la région, Prophane Victor a commencé à armer de jeunes hommes de Petite Rivière, qui ont ensuite formé le gang Gran Grif, actuellement le principal responsable de violations des droits de l’homme, y compris de violences sexuelles, dans le département de l’Artibonite (voir doc. S/2023/674, paragraphe 75). Il n’est plus membre du Parlement et n’occupe aucune fonction politique.En plus d’assurer son ancrage politique au moyen de gangs, Prophane Victor, ancien haut fonctionnaire des douanes et homme d’affaires, contrôle certaines parties du département des douanes, ce qui lui permet de s’enrichir et de se livrer à toute une série d’activités criminelles en toute impunité. Selon des informations communiquées en janvier 2023, il a menacé des douaniers dans le cadre de leur travail.Prophane Victor a continué à soutenir le gang Gran Grif jusqu’en 2020 et soutient depuis des gangs rivaux dans la région

Prophane Victor has long been involved in activities that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti, as well as the entire region. In particular, he has been supporting and arming gangs, trafficking weapons, diverting government revenues, and using violence to secure his political and financial gains. Prophane Victor served in the most recent National Assembly (2016-2020) where he was Member of Parliament (deputé) for Petite Riviere, Artibonite department, an area with increasing levels of violence and gang control. To secure his election as deputé in 2016 and his control over the area, Prophane Victor started arming young men in Petite Riviere who went on to form the Gran Grif gang, currently the main perpetrator of human rights abuses, including sexual violence, in the Artibonite department (see S/2023/674, para 75). He is no longer a Member of Parliament and is not serving in any political position. In addition to securing his political foothold through the use of gangs, Victor is a former senior Customs officer and a businessman who has control over parts of the Customs department, allowing him to build wealth and enabling him to engage in a range of criminal activities with impunity. According to reporting from January 2023, Victor threatened customs officers in their work. Victor continued to support Gran Grif gang until 2020 and has since supported rival gangs in that area (see S/2023/674, para 75).

Prophane Victor has long been involved in activities that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti, as well as the entire region. In particular, he has been supporting and arming gangs, trafficking weapons, diverting government revenues, and using violence to secure his political and financial gains. Prophane Victor served in the most recent National Assembly (2016-2020) where he was Member of Parliament (deputé) for Petite Riviere, Artibonite department, an area with increasing levels of violence and gang control. To secure his election as deputé in 2016 and his control over the area, Prophane Victor started arming young men in Petite Riviere who went on to form the Gran Grif gang, currently the main perpetrator of human rights abuses, including sexual violence, in the Artibonite department (see S/2023/674, para 75). He is no longer a Member of Parliament and is not serving in any political position. In addition to securing his political foothold through the use of gangs, Victor is a former senior Customs officer and a businessman who has control over parts of the Customs department, allowing him to build wealth and enabling him to engage in a range of criminal activities with impunity. According to reporting from January 2023, Victor threatened customs officers in their work. Victor continued to support Gran Grif gang until 2020 and has since supported rival gangs in that area (see S/2023/674, para 75).

Gender: Male.

Gender: Male.