The Security Council condemned in the "strongest terms" the assassination.. Haiti police announces the killing of 4 "mercenaries" of the killers of President Moise

The Haitian police announced the killing of 4 of what it described as "mercenaries" and the arrest of two others after they assassinated the country's president, while the UN Security Council condemned "in the strongest terms" the assassination.

Haitian police chief Leon Charles said in a television broadcast on Wednesday evening, that four mercenaries were killed and two others arrested after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, noting that three policemen were arrested temporarily, but they were released immediately.

He added that the police chased the killers of the president as soon as they carried out the assassination, which occurred at dawn on Wednesday, and resulted in the death of Moyes and seriously wounding his wife.

The Haitian government announced the assassination of President Moise in an armed attack on his residence near the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph confirmed in a statement issued on Wednesday that Moyes was shot by unknown assailants who infiltrated his residence.

Security Council

In a statement issued unanimously by its members on Wednesday evening, the UN Security Council expressed its "strong condemnation" of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, calling for the arrest of the perpetrators of this "heinous crime" and "urgently bringing them to trial."

The 15 council members said in the statement prepared by the United States that they "condemn in the strongest terms" the assassination of the Haitian president, who was killed at dawn Wednesday in an armed attack on his home in the capital, Port-au-Prince.

In its statement, the Security Council called "on all parties to maintain calm and restraint, and to avoid any action that might contribute to destabilization," stressing its "steadfast support for dialogue" in Haiti.

At the request of the United States and Mexico, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency closed session on Thursday to discuss the situation in Haiti after the assassination of its president.

Professional mercenaries

And Haiti's ambassador to the United States, Puket Edmond, said yesterday, Wednesday, that those who assassinated the country's president, Jovenel Moise, were professional mercenaries, who impersonated employees of the Drug Enforcement Administration in the United States, while Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph chaired an emergency cabinet and declared a state of emergency, and the reactions continued. international on the assassination.

The Haitian ambassador in Washington told reporters that the assassination of President Moise, 53, "was a well-organised attack, and its perpetrators were professional," adding, "We have a videotape, and we believe they are mercenaries."

The ambassador added that the president's killers forged their identities and presented themselves as employees of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

Ambassador Edmund asked the US administration to provide security support to the country to strengthen the police force, including training and equipment, and said that US officials told him that they would study this request, noting that the Haitian police service lacks equipment.

And the Associated Press (Associated Press) quoted the US government as saying that the authorities closed the international airport in the capital, and announced the imposition of martial law following the assassination of the president, and calm prevailed and the streets were empty yesterday, Wednesday in the capital - which is usually crowded, and inhabited by about a million people - after the attack After hearing intermittent gunshots during the night.

Moise's assassination comes at a time when Haiti - the poorest country in the Americas - is experiencing security turmoil, a growing humanitarian crisis and food shortages, as the capital is witnessing a struggle between gangs, and also between them and the police to impose their control on the street.

The worsening poverty and political turmoil in the country caused bloodshed, and Moyes faced violent protests after taking office in 2017, as the opposition accused him this year of seeking to establish a dictatorship by staying in office after the expiry of his term, which he denied.

Moise ruled the country by decree more than a year after the country failed to hold legislative elections scheduled for 2018, and sought to push through controversial constitutional reforms.