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Slain Haitian leader’s wounded widow speaks for first time as doubts grow over assassin claims
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By Andre Paultre and Sarah Marsh
July 11, 2021 12.43pm
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Port-au-Prince: The widow of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise has accused shadowy enemies of organising his assassination to stop democratic change, as a struggle for power intensified in the Caribbean country.
Moise was gunned down before dawn on Wednesday at his Port-au-Prince home by what Haitian authorities said was a unit of trained assassins comprised of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans.
Haiti’s Minister of Elections Mathias Pierre warned that the masterminds of Wednesday’s assassination could continue their attack by targeting the nation’s critical infrastructure in the coming days
‘Attacking the gas reserves and airport might be part of the plan,’ he said as he called on the US for help
The White House said senior FBI and DHS officials will be sent to the capital Port-au-Prince as soon as possible
Press secretary Jen Psaki said the US would assess the situation on the ground, send in COVID-19 vaccines and provide $5 million to strengthen Haiti’s law enforcement capacity
A Haitian police asks a woman to move away from a gate at the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 9, 2021. A large crowd gathered outside the embassy amid rumors on radio and social media that the US will be handing out exile and humanitarian visas, two days after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in his home. (AP Photo/Joseph Odelyn)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) Haiti has asked Washington and the UN for troops to secure its ports, airport and other strategic sites after the assassination of president Jovenel Moise opened a power vacuum in the crisis-hit Caribbean nation, an official said Friday.
Claude Joseph, the acting interim prime minister, has claimed to be in charge
He says he should run the country until elections in September
The president, Jovenal Moise, was murdered on Wednesday by mercenaries
On Monday Moise named Ariel Henry prime minister, but he hasn t taken power
A third man, Senate chief Joseph Lambert, has claimed he should rule Haiti
The constitution is unclear given a series of unpredictable events
Haiti National Police said there were 28 presumed assassins responsible
Of the 28, 17 are arrested; three dead; and eight still at large
The 28 are comprised of 26 Colombians and two Haitian-born American citizens