Moïse, 53, was gunned down on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries.
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Moïse → gun → mercenaries
His security detail did not intervene to protect him.
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detail → intervene → him
Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president Jovenel Moïse have been transported to Florida to stand trial, US officials said Sunday.
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officials → transport → trial
Moïse, 53, was gunned down on 7 July 2021 at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries.
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Moïse → gun → mercenaries
His security detail did not intervene to protect him.
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detail → intervene → him
"Today's multi-location and international arrests underscore the FBI's continued commitment to bringing all participants in this plot to justice," FBI special agent Brett Skiles said on X.
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Skiles → underscore → X.
In the same post, federal prosecutor Jason Reding Quinones said: "18 transported in military plane from Haiti to face American justice in the Southern District of Florida."
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Quinones → say → Florida
"Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished," Quinones wrote, adding that 30 suspects have been indicted in the killing so far.
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Among those extradited is a main suspect in the probe, Joseph Felix Badio, a former anti-corruption official at Haiti's Ministry of Justice, Haitian government and police sources told the AFP news agency.
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sources → extradite → agency
The others are Colombian mercenaries, according to the same sources.
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Colombia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Sunday saying it is closely monitoring "the transfer of 17 Colombian citizens from the Republic of Haiti to the United States."
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It said Bogota "did not intervene in the decision or in the process that led to the transfer of its citizens to the United States, a matter that falls under the jurisdiction of the competent authorities of the countries involved.
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In May, four men were convicted in a federal court in Miami of charges including conspiracy to kill or kidnap Moïse, conspiracy to provide material support and violating the US Neutrality Act to engage in an illicit military operation abroad.
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The men face possible sentences of life in prison.
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men → face → prison
All four were linked to CTU, a private security firm based in Florida and lured into the plot by the prospect of securing lucrative contracts in the event of Moïse's ouster, according to federal prosecutors.
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Eleven people have already been indicted in connection with the assassination in US courts, which have jurisdiction over plots hatched on American soil.
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Haiti has spiralled into deeper chaos since Moïse's killing and currently has no president.
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Haiti → spiral → president
It is preparing to hold its first presidential and legislative election since 2016, as well as a referendum on the constitution, on 13 December if security conditions allow.
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conditions → prepare → December
Gangs control around 80% of the capital Port-au-Prince and violent crimes such as kidnappings for ransom, armed robbery and carjackings plague the impoverished nation.
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crimes → control → nation
A United Nations-backed armed force tasked with helping local police combat gangs will not be fully staffed by October as planned, its spokesman said earlier this month.
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spokesman → back → October
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