US officials announced on Sunday that eighteen suspects in the assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse have been transported from Haiti to Florida for trial. The suspects include a former Haitian anti-corruption official and Colombian mercenaries involved in the shooting at Moïse’s residence on July 7, 2021. This arrest marks a significant step in the ongoing investigation, with federal prosecutor Jason Reding Quinones stating that thirty suspects have been indicted so far, emphasizing that more arrests could follow.
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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.
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Moïse, 53, was gunned down on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries.
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His security detail did not intervene to protect him.
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Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse have been transported to Florida to stand trial, US officials said Sunday.
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Moïse, 53, was gunned down on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries.
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His security detail did not intervene to protect him.
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"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.
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In the same post, federal prosecutor Jason Reding Quinones said: "18 transported in military plane from Haiti to face American justice in the Southern District of Florida."
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"Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished," Quinones wrote, adding that 30 suspects have been indicted in the killing so far.
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Among those extradited is a main suspect in the probe, Joseph Felix Badio, a former anti-corruption official at Haiti's Ministry of Justice, Haitian government and police sources told the AFP news agency.
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The others are Colombian mercenaries, according to the same sources.
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Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Sunday saying it is closely monitoring "the transfer of 17 Colombian citizens from the Republic of Haiti to the United States."
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It said Bogota "did not intervene in the decision or in the process that led to the transfer of its citizens to the United States, a matter that falls under the jurisdiction of the competent authorities of the countries involved.
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In May, four men were convicted in a federal court in Miami of charges including conspiracy to kill or kidnap Moïse, conspiracy to provide material support and violating the US Neutrality Act to engage in an illicit military operation abroad.
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The men face possible sentences of life in prison.
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All four were linked to CTU, a private security firm based in Florida and lured into the plot by the prospect of securing lucrative contracts in the event of Moïse's ouster, according to federal prosecutors.
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Eleven people have already been indicted in connection with the assassination in US courts, which have jurisdiction over plots hatched on American soil.
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Haiti has spiralled into deeper chaos since Moïse's killing and currently has no president.
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It is preparing to hold its first presidential and legislative election since 2016, as well as a referendum on the constitution, on 13 December if security conditions allow.
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Gangs control around 80% of the capital Port-au-Prince and violent crimes such as kidnappings for ransom, armed robbery and carjackings plague the impoverished nation.
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A United Nations-backed armed force tasked with helping local police combat gangs will not be fully staffed by October as planned, its spokesman said earlier this month.
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