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Eighteen suspects accused of involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been extradited from Haiti to Florida for trial. The extradition comes five years after Moïse was shot dead at his home in Port-au-Prince, allegedly by a group of mainly Colombian mercenaries. Among those extradited are 17 former Colombian soldiers and Joseph Badio, a senior government official who worked in an anti-corruption unit. US authorities have indicted 30 suspects so far, with several more arrests expected as the investigation continues.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On September 20, 18 suspects accused of involvement in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were flown out of Haiti and into the United States on a military plane. This move follows a nine-week trial in Miami where four South Florida men were convicted for plotting to hire mercenaries to kill Moïse at his Port-au-Prince home. The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, who noted that 30 people have been indicted so far for their roles in the assassination. The killing, which shocked Haiti and left a political vacuum, involved hiring over two dozen former Colombian soldiers with money, weapons, and tactical vests.
Written for “Extradition Of Haitian President Assa…” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
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Eighteen people have been flown from Haiti to the US state of Florida to stand trial for their alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise five years ago.
Moise was shot dead at his home in the capital, Port-au-Prince, in July 2021, allegedly by a group of mainly Colombian mercenaries.
uncertain
Moise → publish → mercenaries
Previous Haitian investigations into the assassination have stalled due to widespread gang control and lawlessness in the country.
asserted
investigations → stall → country
The extradition was "the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability" over the presidential assassination, US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quiñones, said in a post on X.
"Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished," Quiñones said on X.
He said that 30 suspects had been indicted over the killing so far.
asserted
suspects → say → killing
US prosecutors allege that the planning and financing of Moise's killing was orchestrated from Florida, as well as the Dominican Republic and Haiti itself.
asserted
planning → allege → Florida
Given the dire state of the justice system in Haiti, the onus has been on US prosecutors to bring the detainees to Florida to try the cases there.
asserted
onus → give → cases
When gunmen strode into Moise's residence and murdered him in his bedroom, it shook the Caribbean nation to its core.
asserted
it → stride → core
It shocked many Haitians that the 53-year-old president was assassinated with such apparent ease.
asserted
president → shock → ease
Those extradited on Sunday included a group of 17 Colombian ex-soldiers and a senior member of the then-Haitian Government, Joseph Badio, who worked in an anti-corruption unit at the country's justice ministry.
asserted
who → extradite → ministry
A Miami-based security firm is accused of playing a key role in the hiring of the Colombian ex-soldiers.
"Today's multi-location and international arrests underscore the FBI's continued commitment to bringing all participants in this plot to justice," FBI special agent Brett Skiles said on X.
asserted
Skiles → base → X.
Several men allegedly connected to the murder were killed by police at the time.
uncertain
men → connect → time
Four people were convicted in a Miami court in May for their part in the conspiracy, which prosecutors have long said was planned and financed in Miami, as well as the Dominican Republic.
uncertain
prosecutors → convict → Miami
The men, whose charges included conspiracy to kill or kidnap Moise and conspiracy to provide material support over the killing, face possible sentences of life in prison.
asserted
charges → include → prison
The Colombian former soldiers have claimed they were mercenaries who had been convinced they were taking part in a coup but that they had been unaware of the intention to murder Moise.
asserted
they → claim → Moise
Haiti has been engulfed in a wave of gang violence since the assassination of Moise.
asserted
Haiti → engulf → Moise
At least 1,408 people were killed and 656 injured from April through to June this year, according to the UN Integrated Office in Haiti.
uncertain
656 → kill → Haiti
The country is preparing to hold its first presidential and legislative election since 2016 on December 13 - if the security situation allows.
asserted
situation → prepare → December
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