18 Suspects Accused in the July 2021 Killing of Haiti's President Being Extradited From Haiti to US
The extradition follows 30 indictments and earlier Florida convictions, as prosecutors say they will keep pursuing accountability in the killing.
- 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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18 suspects in Haitian president's 2021 killing to be extradited to US
Eighteen suspects in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s 2021 assassination are set to be extradited to the United States. Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, said that 30 suspects in the assassination had been indicted, and 18 of those were being transported to the U.S. in a military plane. “Today marks […]
18 suspects accused in the July 2021 killing of Haiti’s president being extradited from Haiti to US - Regional Media News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean [...]
A group of 18 suspects in the murder of the Caribbean leader was sent to the U.S. to face judicial charges, the federal prosecutor said. Magnicide, which occurred in 2021, triggered a crisis in the island nation, which has remained without elections or president ever since.
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