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The operation which led to the assassination of Jovenel Moïse benefited from the complicity of agents of the presidential guard, according to the Colombian ex-soldier Juan Carlos Yepes, reports the news magazine SEMANA which quotes Haitian police and judicial sources.
The events of the fatal night from Tuesday 6 to Wednesday 7 July last took place with six cars and personnel as follows: “the first was assigned to three Haitian police officers and soldiers (r) John Jairo Ramírez Gómez and Manuel Antonio Grosso Martínez. This group was responsible for capturing the police at the first security perimeter of the presidential house, handcuffing them, and take them to the back of the vehicle. They then moved to the second checkpoint and did the same.
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“He told me, ‘We’re trapped, they have us shut in and they are shooting, ” Capador said.
He asked her not to tell their mother about the situation and said the men were going to negotiate an exit.
“Until 5:50 (p.m.), I wrote to see how he was, and he said ‘good’ and from then I never heard anything more from my brother.”
Colombian officials acknowledge former soldiers are often recruited to work as mercenaries in other countries.
The South American country’s nearly 60 years of conflict have provided a prolific training ground for soldiers. Many retire as early as in their 40s.
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BOGOTA (Reuters) - A Colombian former soldier killed during a gun battle with Haitian police and accused of involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise had been hired as a bodyguard, his sister said on Saturday.
FILE PHOTO: Duberney Capador Giraldo, a former Colombian soldier killed during the operation to capture those allegedly implicated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, is pictured during his military career, in Tolemaida, Colombia on this undated handout picture, obtained by Reuters July 10, 2021. Jenny Capador Giraldo/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.