February 4, 2026
The decision by Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) to remove Prime Minister Didier Fils-Aimé raises serious legal questions.
The legal basis for this action is indeed questionable, as revealed by a careful reading of the decree establishing the TPC.
Published in Le Moniteur on May 27, 2024, this text strictly defines the conditions under which a cessation of duties may occur.
Article 37 stipulates that the TPCmay terminate the Prime Minister’s mandate only after the Government Action Oversight Body (OCAG) presents substantiated evidence of serious corruption or documented governance failures.
However, this oversight body has never been established.
Without the OCAG, the TPC appears to lack a legal basis to proceed with a dismissal—an observation made this morning on Magik 9 by Dr. Josué Pierre Louis, former Secretary General of the National Palace and a contributor to the decree.
This situation recalls the earlier removal of Garry Conille, which also occurred outside this legal framework, further fueling doubts about the regularity of such procedures.
