Jean Ernest Muscadin, the prosecutor accused by the UN but celebrated in Miragoâne, is running.

The figures come from the United Nations itself. In a report published in November 2025, the BINUH attributes at least 28 summary executions to him over two quarters: twenty-seven people "executed with total impunity" over one quarter, followed by another man armed and shot by him on July 23, 2025. A subsequent report covering the second quarter of 2026 documents at least 76 documented summary executions between 2022 and 2025 and notes that no judicial proceedings have been initiated against him.

To date, Jean Ernest Muscadin has neither been indicted, prosecuted, nor judged for these acts.

"Let the people of Miragoâne speak for him"

When asked about the BINUH report, his spokesperson Dary Noel told the Haitian Times that the commissioner prefers not to respond at this time: "He prefers to let the people of Miragoâne speak for him." On a television show, he recounted that Jovenel Moïse had told bandits they must either die or leave the area. He also stated that 95% of his security resources come from the diaspora and local businesses.

The people of Miragoâne have indeed spoken. On November 17, 2025, thousands marched through the city to support him and reject the UN report; schools and businesses were closed. His popularity stems from a simple argument that his supporters repeat: gangs that have taken control of much of the country have not established themselves in the Nippes. It is also fueled by the collapse of Haiti's judicial system, where over 80% of detainees are awaiting trial and prisons operate at more than 300% capacity.

It is this popularity that has propelled him toward candidacy, and it is now being debated on the grounds of legality: constitutionalist Sonet Saint-Louis has publicly questioned his eligibility, reminding that summary executions violate fundamental rights.

Jean Ernest Muscadin does not appear on the list of sanctions by the United Nations Security Council concerning Haiti, verified on October 17, 2026 on the registry created by Resolution 2653 — a separate list from BINUH's work, which documents without sanctioning.

What remains unestablished is this: neither the candidate nor his party have published a program for this election, and we have found no detailed response from him to the conclusions of the BINUH beyond the statements reported above.