PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities have arrested a brand new suspect within the investigation into the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Moïse.
Protection lawyer Jimmy Jean-Baptiste mentioned Macky Kessa, the mayor of the southern coastal metropolis of Jacmel, was detained on Monday however has not been charged.
He mentioned Kessa was being held at Haiti’s nationwide jail within the capital, Port-au-Princeand, and that he plans to hunt his launch.
“Sorry, I can’t say a lot, however the principle factor is that my shopper got here to the investigating choose’s sq., he spent about three hours answering the Justice of the Peace’s questions, and after the listening to, he issued a deposition order in opposition to my shopper,” the lawyer mentioned.
Kessa made a quick assertion to the press to reiterate the secrecy of the instruction. “The listening to of any choose is secret. I couldn’t say something as a result of it’s secret,” he added.
Decide Walther Wesser Voltaire, who’s investigating the case, has but to remark.
He’s anticipated to listen to testimonies from a number of different new defendants later this week. He has already despatched a letter to the federal government commissioner of Port-au-Prince, Edler Guillaume, asking him to take all vital measures to make sure the looks of these requested folks in his workplace.
Greater than 40 suspects have been arrested since Moise was shot and killed at his non-public residence overlooking the capital. His spouse, Martine Moise, was additionally injured throughout the assault and needed to be flown to the USA for medical remedy.
The authorities have detained 18 former Colombian troopers accused of participating within the plot and a number of other high-ranking Haitian law enforcement officials.
Thus far, 11 suspects have been extradited to the U.S., with two of them already sentenced.
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