Divisional Commissioner and Spokesman for the Inspectorate General of the PNH (IGPNH), Jean-Claude Benjamin, made the announcment on September 16, 2019 to clarify internal regulations within the police institution following the widely condemned execution of citizen Vladimy Fede in Carrefour. It was reiterated again on October 2 after September 30 and October 1 protests resulted in 4 deaths by individuals in police uniform.

As protests for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse persist, political and civil society advocates are using the rules and regulations of the police force to identify individuals who may have infiltrated the police for the purpose of killing and terrorizing protesters.

The PNH is funded and trained by the United States. The U.S. taxpayer funded arms, uniforms and tactical gear have been uncovered in the possession of street gangs, private security for the affluent and members of the Haitian mafioso.