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Justice Officials in Haiti are asking the US and Canada It is the third such investigation after a court of appeals ordered a new investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, who was fatally shot at his private residence in July 2021.
Monday’s ruling overturned last year’s indictment of 51 people, including Moise’s widow, Martine Moise; former director of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles; and former Prime Minister Claude Joseph.
The Haitian appeals court said it would seek help from the US and Canada to ensure interviews with the people charlesMartine Moise, her son and former Prime Minister Ariel Henry, according to Le Nouvelleste newspaper.
While the court noted that a new investigation would start from scratch, it ordered that 17 former Colombian soldiers arrested in the case, as well as a handful of Haitian suspects, remain jailed, defense lawyer Nathalie Deliska told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Delisca said she would not oppose the decision of Haiti’s appeals court. Supreme Court Because he doesn’t believe it will change anything.
Haiti’s justice system is overall collapsing amid widespread corruption and an increase in gang violence.
“We are living in a miserable situation,” he said, adding that interpreters in recent judicial investigations did not translate his clients’ statements correctly.
He added, “Some judges even had the decency to note that interpreters sometimes misrepresented the words of those being interrogated.”
Delica said the lack of evidence and the paperwork required for some suspects led to calls for a new investigation.
He said his request to temporarily release 17 former Colombian soldiers had been denied.
The case in Haiti continues to drag on, while authorities in the US have already charged 11 extradited suspects, five of whom have pleaded guilty.
Several other suspects are awaiting trial in the US, now scheduled for March 2026.
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