Haiti Extradites Suspects in 2021 President's Assassination
Haiti surrendered the suspects after years of delays, and U.S. prosecutors say 30 people have now been indicted in the assassination case.
- On Sunday, a military plane transported 18 suspects involved in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse from Haiti to the United States, according to U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District Jason Reding Quiñones.
- The president was killed at his Port-au-Prince home in July 2021, creating a political vacuum that prompted multiple investigations. Quiñones noted that 30 people have now been indicted in connection to the crime.
- In May, a Florida jury convicted four men for plotting to hire mercenaries to kill the president. Those recently convicted include Arcángel Pretel Ortiz, Antonio Intriago, Walter Veintemilla, and James Solages, all of whom pleaded not guilty.
- Pierre Espérance, executive director of the National Human Rights Defense Network, criticized the transfer as a "disgrace for the Haitian justice system" and called for judicial reforms allowing complex cases to be tried in Haiti.
- "Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination," Quiñones said, while FBI Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles affirmed investigators remain committed to holding all responsible parties accountable.
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The extradition operation of those involved in the assassination of former Haitian President Moïse was coordinated last Sunday.
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Eighteen people accused in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been flown from Haiti to Miami to face federal charges, according to U.S. prosecutors. Authorities allege that money stolen from U.S. pandemic relief programs helped pay for the plot. The transfer was announced on Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern […]
MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian government official was one of more than a dozen people who appeared on Monday before a federal court in Miami on charges related to the assassination in 2021 of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Miami, U.S.A., Sep 21 (EFE).- Eighteen people accused of participating in the plot to assassinate the Haitian president, Jovel Moïse, in 2021, appeared in a court in Miami this Monday, after being extradited on the weekend from Haiti, where they were arrested.The defendants are part of the group of 30 people prosecuted for the assassination [...] La entrada Compare in Miami 18 accused for the murder of Haitian president Jovel Moise was first pub…
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