Assassination of the Haitian President: update on the investigation
Members of the National Army of the Dominican Republic guard the joint border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti in Dajabon Members of the National Army of the Dominican Republic guard the bridge between the Dominican Republic and Haiti, after the closure of the joint border after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
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Few official communications since the announcement of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse at his home, in the middle of the night, early Wednesday morning July 7.
The identity of the "commando" is still unclear.
Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who has taken power, talks about foreign attackers speaking English and Spanish.
He declared a state of siege throughout the country.
The national police speak of "
mercenaries
", they say they carried out an operation in the evening in the heights of Port-au-Prince.
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During this operation, the national police say they pursued the attackers and killed four of them, four people designated as "
mercenaries
".
Two others were arrested and three police officers who had been taken hostage were "recovered".
Wednesday afternoon, a forensic team proceeded to lift the body of the Haitian president.
Invited by RFI, the Haitian ambassador to France explained that the remains of Jovenel Moïse had been found riddled with 12 bullet holes.
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Jean Josué Pierre Dahomey also advances an explanation on the ease with which the commando was able to enter the home of the president: “
It seems that there would be complicity within the police and the presidential guard.
Senior people in the police would be in cahoots with the commandos.
"
The ambassador insists: the legitimacy of Claude Joseph is, according to him, indisputable.
It was he, interim Prime Minister, who announced the death of Jovenel Moïse before taking the reins of the country.
His first decision was to declare a state of siege, which gives extensive powers to the executive and the police.
He also decreed a national mourning of 15 days which begins this Thursday.
Special edition: assassination of President Jovenel Moïse (July 8, 2021, 1:10 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. UT)
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