- President Jovenel Moïse was shot dead by a group of assailants at his home last week.
- Haitian police said on Sunday that they had arrested one of the masterminds of the attack.
- They said that Florida doctor Christian Emmanuel Sanon wanted to seize the presidency and hire killers as his guards.
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American man suspected of planning assassination conspiracy Haiti leader The police said he wanted to steal the presidency for himself and hire a murderer as his bodyguard.
President Jovenel Moïse Shot in the bedroom On July 7, he was attacked at his home in Port-au-Prince. Haitian police said that 28 people carried out the attack, and as of Monday, 21 people had been arrested for it. Reuters report.
On Sunday, the country’s police chief Léon Charles announced that they had arrested a man believed to be one of the planners of the operation. Associated Press reports.
Charles said that the 63-year-old Haiti-born American Christian Emmanuel Sanon flew to Haiti in a private jet in early June for “political purposes.”
Charles said that some so-called killers got on the plane with him.
According to Charles, Sanon planned to steal the presidency from Moise and wanted to hire the killer who carried out the killing as his personal bodyguard.
At Shannon’s home in Haiti, the police found a hat with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration logo, 20 boxes of ammunition, gun parts, four car license plates from the Dominican Republic, and two cars. The Guardian reports.
According to reports, the assassin Impersonating a member of DEA Just before they killed Moïse.
Charles said that these people were initially hired to protect Sanon in Haiti, but their order soon became the arrest of Moise.
Two Haitian Americans Has been arrested by the police Tell the authorities that the purpose of the organization is not to kill Moïse, but to arrest him And took him to the Presidential Palace, reported by the Miami Herald and Reuters.
The two said they were translators for the Colombian commando and had an arrest warrant for Moise, but the president was dead when they arrived. According to Reuters.
It is not clear who issued the arrest warrant and how these individuals obtained the arrest warrant.
After Moise, Who was shot 12 times, Was dead, and one of the suspects called Sanon to update his situation, Charles said.
Charles added that two other people he did not name were also believed to have planned the conspiracy.
In the 2011 video The title posted to YouTube was “Haiti’s Leadership”, Sanon slammed the political elite in Haiti. “They don’t care about the country, they don’t care about the people,” he said.
Haiti U.S. troops have been requested Help stabilize the country, but the United States is still “analyzing” whether to do so. Senior officials from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security arrived in Haiti on Sunday to discuss how the United States can help. The Washington Post said.
John Kirby Tell “Fox Sunday News” The United States is considering its options.
“We are analyzing it like any other request for assistance here at the Pentagon. It is under review,” he said.
