U.S. charges suspects in killing of Haiti’s president

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Four men suspected of the 2021 killing of Haiti’s president appeared in U.S. federal court in Miami on Wednesday. Three suspects—James Solages, Joseph Vincent, and Germán Rivera García—have been charged with conspiracy to murder President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in July 2021 at his home. The fourth man, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, has been charged with smuggling bulletproof vests to Haiti for use in the plot.

Why was the president assassinated? While it remains unclear who led the plot to kill Moise, political instability was growing in Haiti at the time of his death, and some called for his removal. Three other men were arrested last year in connection with the murder and are also in United States custody.

Dig deeper: Read Elizabeth Russell’s report in Word Tour on Haiti’s request for assistance.

Lauren Canterberry

Lauren Canterberry is a reporter for WORLD. She graduated from the World Journalism Institute and the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, both in 2017. She worked as a local reporter in Texas and now lives in Georgia with her husband.