PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Former prime minister Joseph Jouthe says he has been questioned by an investigating judge into the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
Moise, who would have celebrated his 55th Birthday on Monday, was killed at his private residence overlooking the capital on July 7, 2021. His wife, Martine, survived the attack but had to be treated in the United States.
Several former Colombian soldiers have been detained in connection with the assassination, and earlier this month, a court in the United States sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in the plot.
A US federal judge in Miami sentenced Rodolphe Jaar more than two months after the 50-year-old dual national pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside of the US and to providing material support resulting in death.
Jaar is one of 11 people arrested and charged in the US for their alleged role in the killing, further destabilizing Haitian politics and fuelling a continuing wave of violence in the country.
Jouthe said he had been summoned to appear before the investigating judge on Monday and that he answered questions relating to the assassination.
“Justice must be done. I believe my answers will have been used to move the case forward. The Moïse family and the Haitian people, myself included, need to know the truth about the assassination of the president to mourn finally. Let those who concocted this macabre plan, those who gave the means and carried it out, pay,” he said.
Meanwhile, Moise’s wife issued a statement expressing her continued love for her husband on his Birthday, describing him as “a father who gave himself totally to his children.
“A President who sacrificed himself to open the eyes of his people. The truth will see the light of day. Justice will be done. Happy Birthday my heart,” she wrote.
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