Published Friday, July 9, 2021 3:34PM EDT Last Updated Friday, July 9, 2021 5:48PM EDT PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were recruited by four companies and traveled to the Caribbean nation in two groups via the Dominican Republic, the head of Colombia s police said Friday, while the U.S. said it would send senior FBI and Homeland Security officials to help in the investigation. Haitian National Police Chief Leon Charles said 17 suspects have been detained in the brazen killing of Moise that stunned a nation already reeling from poverty, widespread violence and political instability.
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National Police Chief Léon Charles says 17 suspects have been detained and another eight are being sought. Author: EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO (Associated Press) Published: 2:40 PM EDT July 8, 2021 Updated: 10:59 AM EDT July 9, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Haitian authorities have made more arrests in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, raiding Taiwan s Embassy where several suspects are believed to have sought refuge, while also detaining two Haitian-Americans and several former Colombian soldiers allegedly tied to the plot.
In all, 17 suspects have been detained and another eight are being sought, according to National Police Chief Léon Charles.
“We are going to bring them to justice,” the police chief said, as the 17 handcuffed suspects sat on the floor during a news conference Thursday.
Colombian Suspects, Some Former Military, Were Recruited, Police Say
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10 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI - The Colombians implicated in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise had been recruited by four companies and traveled to the Caribbean nation in two groups via the Dominican Republic, the head of Colombia s police said Friday.
Haitian National Police Chief Leon Charles said 17 suspects have been detained in the killing of Moise.
At a news conference in Colombia s capital, Bogota, General Jorge Luis Vargas Valencia said four companies had been involved in the recruitment, the gathering of these people implicated in the assassination, although he did not identify the companies because their names were still being verified.
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