"Today's action against Martelly emphasizes the significant and destabilizing role he and other corrupt political elites have played in perpetuating the ongoing crisis in Haiti."
"It is unacceptable for Haitian political and economic elites to plunder Haiti's future," deputy US State Department spokesman Vedant Patel said.
Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas, with rampant gang violence having displaced more than 578,000 of its citizens and left nearly half of its population facing acute hunger.
The United States, along with our international partners, is committed to disrupting those who facilitate the drug trafficking, corruption, and other illicit activities fueling the horrific gang violence and political instability [in Haiti].
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