For these reasons.. Haitian judges refuse to investigate the president's assassination

The Haitian judiciary is still struggling to begin its investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise by an armed commando a month ago, amid difficulty in assigning a judge to this sensitive case that has exacerbated the chaos in the country.

"It is a sensitive and political file and calls on the judge to think about his security and the security of his family before agreeing," a judge told AFP, adding, "Therefore, the investigative judges do not seem eager to accept the file."

The judicial source pointed out that "a number of investigative judges informed the chief judge of the First Instance Court in Port-au-Prince that they were not interested in this file."

Chief Justice Bernard Saint-Ville confirmed that he had asked the government to provide protection for the potential investigative judge.

"We have also requested security personnel for the judge," he told the press.

Even before choosing the judge to whom we will entrust the case, these means must be provided to him.”

Saint-Ville had announced on Wednesday that the name of the investigating judge would be revealed on Thursday.

But this deadline was not respected in light of the reluctance of judges to it.

Police say they have arrested 44 people, including 12 Haitian police, 18 Colombians and two Haitian Americans, since Moise's assassination on July 7 at his residence.

The National Police issued reports against a number of people in the course of its investigations, including a judge in the Court of Cassation, a former member of the Senate and a businessman.

Before referring the file to an investigative judge, the Public Prosecution Office in Port-au-Prince issued a number of arrest warrants targeting, in particular, an official of an opposition political party, President Jovenel Moise's party, and two Haitian priests who had publicly expressed their opposition to the late president.

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