The accusation of Martine Moise, the widow of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, of murder opens a new page in the investigation of this assassination. In this case, five people pleaded guilty before the US courts that the conspiracy was planned and financed.
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Moise was tortured and killed in the early hours of July 7, 2021, at his private residence in the Pétion-ville district of the capital. by a group of mercenaries, mostly Colombians.
His wife, First Lady Martine Moise, was also injured in the attack. Therefore, he was transferred to Miami (United States) on the same day.
Information published in local media on Tuesday shows that Judge Walter Wesser Voltaire, who is investigating the case, issued an arrest warrant for Martine Moise in October 2023 in connection with the murder of the head of state.
The woman, who has always advocated for the establishment of an international court to investigate her husband’s death, is accused of armed robbery, attempted murder and conspiracy to attack Jovenel Moise, according to publications.
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News of the accusation against the former First Lady coincided with the end of Wesser Voltaire’s rule. According to the information released, his sentence may be announced to the public between the end of February and March.
Now, Martine Moise has not addressed this issue publicly.
Former Haitian senator Joseph Joel John, Haitian-Chilean Rodolphe Jaar and former Colombian soldier Alejandro Rivera García were sentenced to life imprisonment. He is in Miami court for participating in the assassination.
Two others, former Colombian soldier Mario Antonio Palacios and Haitian-Colombian and former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant Joseph Vincent, pleaded guilty to murder and are awaiting sentencing in Miami.
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South Florida between February and July 2021, according to Miami court documents. “It served as a central location for planning and financing the plot to overthrow President Moïse” and appoint in his place someone who will serve the political goals and financial interests of the conspirators.”
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Source: Exame
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