Former Prime Minister of Haiti Claude joseph affirmed this Saturday that the former Colombian military Mario Antonio Palacios placeholder image, allegedly involved in the assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moïse and detained in Jamaica, he will be deported to his country next Monday.
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Joseph wrote on his Twitter account that the Haitian government has not provided “sufficient evidence” to establish the mercenary’s involvement in the murder of Moïse, perpetrated on July 7 last year at his private home in Prince Port by a command that met no resistance.
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“It is a severe blow to the investigation. Unfortunately, the current team (Haitian Government) has not carried out any follow-up, although the Colombian authorities have assured me of their cooperation. There is no political will to advance in the investigation of the murder of Jovenel Moïse”, claimed Joseph, who was removed from office in November as Haitian Foreign Minister.
Mario Antonio Palacios will be transferred to Port-au-Prince and will be deported to see the Colombia on January 3. The gouvernement haïtien n’a pas fourni de preuves suffisantes pour établir l’implication du mercenaire dans l’assassinat du president Jovenel Moïse.
– Claude Joseph (@ claudejoseph03) January 1, 2022
Palacios, an alleged member of the command accused of assassinating the Haitian president, was arrested in Jamaica last October. The assassination of Moïse was committed, according to the investigations, by a group of mercenaries who broke into the presidential residence in the early morning of July 7 without encountering resistance.
Joseph was Acting Prime Minister and Chancellor at the time of the assassination. Of the group that allegedly perpetrated the attack, 18 former Colombian soldiers and 2 Haitian-Americans were arrested, while another 3 Colombians died in shootings with the Police.
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In July, the Haitian National Police published a search and arrest notice against Palacios, an alleged member of the command accused of assassinating President Jovenel Moïse.
According to data from the investigation, Palacios had entered Moïse’s residence at the time of the assassination and fled. Investigations into the event appear to be at a standstill in Haiti.
The president’s wife, Martine Moïse, was injured in the attack and underwent surgery in the United States. At Moïse’s funeral he denounced that the country’s oligarchy is, supposedly, responsible for the crime.
For its part, the Government of Jamaica confirmed this Sunday that on Monday the 3rd it will proceed to extradite the former Colombian military man.
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