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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Landau visits Haiti amid deadly surge in violence
Deputy U.S. Secretary of State Christopher Landau visited Port-au-Prince on Friday on a last-minute trip during which he observed a shooting exercise involving members of the newly created Gang Suppression Force, which has yet to be fully deployed, and met with Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.
Landau’s visit comes at a particularly difficult moment for Fils-Aimé and residents of the capital and surrounding regions, where armed gangs have been tightening their grip and expanding their control; the country’s long-overdue elections increasingly look unlikely to take place this year.
Miami jury begins deliberations in Haiti presidential assassination trial (VIDEO)
The assassination of Haiti’s president on July 7, 2021, was the culmination of three months of planning that began in South Florida, where the four defendants on trial and others met to overthrow the country’s leader in their quest for power, contracts and money in Haiti, according to the indictment. All four defendants face up to life in prison if they are convicted of conspiring to kidnap or kill Haiti’s president. The indictment includes several other counts related to the conspiracy charge.
Ecuadorian lawyer admits to drafting Haiti warrant to arrest Moïse ahead of killing
The lawyer, José Antonio Corrales, testified that he drafted several documents central to the plot, including the arrest warrant, which he had hoped to have signed by a Haitian Superior Court justice, Windelle Coq Thélot. His clients at the security firm had designated the judge as the heir apparent to Moïse after abandoning a South Florida pastor in his months-long quest for the presidency.
Moïse assassination cost $343,000, witness says; judge rejects Vodou testimony
The high-stakes plot to remove Haiti President Jovenel Moïse that culminated in his July 7, 2021, assassination was carried out for roughly $343,000, and financed through a patchwork of loans, credit cards, wire transfers and pandemic relief funds, an FBI forensics accountant told a Miami federal jury.
UN told new Gang Suppression Force in Haiti is taking shape as Qatar gives $30M
The State of Qatar on Thursday announced a $30 million pledge to the newly established Gang Suppression Force, bolstering efforts to help Haiti regain control from powerful armed groups.
The donation will go into a trust fund the United Nations has established for the recently authorized force, which now has received a total of $203 million, said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
Of the money pledged, including a donation this week from Greece, $174.1 million has been paid into the Trust Fund.