The Assassination Of Haiti’s President: 17 Detained

The assassination of Haiti’s president: 17 detained, including two Americans, in the assassination of Haiti’s president, six former Colombian soldiers among the suspects.

So far 17 suspects have been detained in the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Mousse. Two of these people arrested have dual citizenship in the US and Haiti.

While the Colombian government said that six former soldiers of its army were also arrested.

The mousse was shot dead last Tuesday night at his private residence. His wife Martini Mousse was seriously injured in the attack.

Haiti’s Director General of Police Leon Charles said Thursday night that 15 of those detained were Colombians. Eight more suspects are being sought.

While three were piled up in police action. According to news agency ANI, Charles said that at least 28 people were involved in the assassination of the president.

Of these, 26 are Colombian and two Haiti-Americans. Eight are still absconding. Search for him is going on.

Let us tell you that 53-year-old Mousse became the President in the year 2017 and was running the government for the last two years amid political instability.

This Caribbean country with a population of more than 10 million has been in turmoil for a long time. There is a problem of poverty and hunger due to violence.

Haiti’s ambassador to the US, Bochit Edmund, said the gunmen were masked and had entered the residence posing as US drug enforcement officers.

The government has declared an emergency for two weeks. Shops and markets remained closed in the capital after the murder.

Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph stated that they were hired killers and were well trained.

The killers spoke English and Spanish, while French and Creole are spoken in Haiti. The incident has been strongly criticized by the United Nations Security Council.

US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have already strongly condemned the killing, calling it barbaric.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the murder of Mousse and the attack on his wife Martini Mousse.

In a tweet in this regard on Thursday, he said that he was saddened by this incident and expressed his condolences to the family of President Mousse and the people of Haiti.