30 indicted for role in assassination of Haitian president: US officials
Summary
Thirty people have been formally charged for their involvement in the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. U.S. officials say a group of Colombian mercenaries, pretending to be U.S. agents, carried out the attack for money, supported by funds from companies based in the United States.Key Facts
- President Jovenel Moise was killed at his home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 7, 2021.
- Thirty individuals have been indicted in connection with his assassination.
- The attackers included Colombian mercenaries who pretended to be U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.
- The motive for the assassination was financial gain, according to the indictment.
- U.S.-based companies funded the mercenaries' travel to Haiti.
- Some suspects were arrested and brought to the U.S. on a military plane by FBI and Homeland Security agents.
- The mercenaries were not acting on behalf of any official government but were motivated by private profit.
- The attackers also allegedly used equipment from the United States and committed fraud involving U.S. government loans.
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