Haiti: first lady Martine Moïse confides in the death of Jovenel Moïse
Martine Moïse speaks at the funeral of her husband, the assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, in Cap-Haitien, main city in the north of the country, July 23, 2021. AFP - VALERIE BAERISWYL
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More than three weeks after the announcement of the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, and while the investigation seems difficult to advance, Martine Moïse, the president's widow gave her first interview.
She who was also seriously injured.
An interview conceded to the "New York Times" and in which she returns to this tragic night and to the many questions that remain unanswered.
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The widow of the
Haitian president
returns for the first time in this interview to this horrible night and the searing pain of seeing her husband, a man with whom she had shared 25 years of her life, being killed before her eyes.
In this interview with the
New York Times
, Martine Moïse takes advantage of this interview to ask for the help of the United States in the investigation into the murder of her husband.
Like many Haitians, she asks herself
many questions
: How is it that there are no injuries on the side of the 40 to 50 people in charge of the president's security?
Who is the real sponsor of this operation led by a commando which seemed seasoned?
Martine Moïse, candidate for the next presidential election?
An operation that cost a lot of money and that none of the defendants
so far mentioned by the
Haitian
authorities
had the means to finance.
She recalls that her husband "
stood up to the rich and the powerful
", suggesting that the sponsor (s) should be sought from "
the rich oligarchs of the country
".
Martine Moïse cites names, without accusing them directly.
In this very long interview, the former first lady announces that she would seriously consider running for president.
A decision she will make after other surgeries she has to undergo on her injured arm.
A right arm of which she could never find the use again.
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