Haitiโs President
Haitiโs President Jovenel Mose was killed earlier this week by a squad of 28 international mercenaries, including retired Colombian troops. when a gunfight broke out at a home where they were holed up in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and many people were captured.
Suspects were paraded in front of the media on Thursday, bloodied and bruised, along with a plethora of seized firearms.
Several suspects are still on the loose, and police have shot and killed at least three of them.
It is still unknown who orchestrated the attack and for what reason.
A gang of gunmen came into the presidentโs residence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, early Wednesday and shot him and his wife.
According to police, Mr. Mose was found laying on his back with 12 gunshot wounds and a gouged eye and died at the spot.
Martine, his wife, was badly injured and rushed to Florida for treatment, where she is in a stable condition.
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The hit squad consisted of 15 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans, according to police.
Angry locals had joined the search for the shooters, and police were able to locate several of them hiding in the woods.
Eleven of the suspects were apprehended in Taiwanโs diplomatic compound, where they had broken into one of the propertyโs courtyards.
โWe Haitians are outraged; we refuse to accept it,โ one guy told AFP. โWe are prepared to assist because we need to know who is responsible for this, their names and their backgrounds so that justice may be served.โ
The attackโs purpose is yet unknown. According to the BBC, Haitiโs interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph believes the 53-year-old president was targeted because he was battling corruption.
Police also showed reporters Colombian passports at the press conference on Thursday. โForeigners came to our nation to assassinate the president,โ Mr. Charles stated, as the suspects sat in shackles on the floor behind him.
At least six of the accused looked to be former Colombian military personnel, according to the Colombian authorities. It has promised to help Haiti with its inquiry.
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Meanwhile, the US State Department said it couldnโt confirm whether any of its people had been detained.
Solagesโ LinkedIn page identifies him as a plant operations manager for a firm named Senior Lifestyle in Lantana, about 40 miles north of Fort Lauderdale.
This firm manages senior communities around the country, including the Carlisle Palm Beach in Lantana, which bills itself as an โupscale resort-style senior living alternative.โ
In addition to operating a construction company, Solages, 35, is the president of the board of FWA Sa A Jacmel Avan, a charity that claims to fight child malnutrition in the southern port city of Jacmel.
Much little is known about the second individual, Vincent Joseph, other than the fact that he, like Solages, is located in Florida.
โThe operation to murder the president was carried out by a squad of 28 assassins, 26 of them were Colombians,โ Haitiโs national police commissioner, Leon Charles, told the reporters, pledging to find the other eight.
โWe have detained 15 Colombians and two Haitian-born Americans. Three Colombians have been murdered, and another eight are on the loose.โ
Authorities had previously stated that four of the suspects had been murdered. Charles did not provide an explanation for the disparity.
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What happened during the attack?
At about 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT) on Wednesday, heavily armed assassins assaulted the presidentโs residence in the hills above Port-au-Prince.
โDEA [US Drug Enforcement Administration] operations, everybody stays down!โ shouted individuals clad in black following the gunshot, according to a video released after the shooting.
During the incident, the presidentโs office and bedroom were looted.
Jomarlie, the coupleโs daughter, and sons Jovenel Jr. and Joverlein, are said to be safe. Jomarlie escaped by hiding in a bedroom, while the assailants tied up two domestic staff members.
Colombian intelligence operatives, according to El Tiempo, have seen photographs of members of the gang posing at a renowned tourist attraction in the Dominican Republic that they had uploaded to their social media accounts.
The assassination has sparked public upheaval in Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas. The country remains in a state of emergency, and the Dominican Republic has closed its border.
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Who is Haiti's current president?
The countryโs current prime minister, Claude Joseph, is serving as acting president.
Is it possible that the US assassinated Moise?
Following the killing of President Jovenel Mose at his home in Port-au-Prince, President Biden voiced his grief for Haiti. President Biden described the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mose and the shooting death of the presidentโs wife, Martine Mose, as โshocking and horrifying.โ
Martine Moise is how old?
47 years old (5 June 1974)
Martine Marie Etienne Joseph/Age
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