Crime & Justice
US flies 18 suspects in Moise assassination from Haiti to Florida for trial
September 21, 2026 at 02:03 AM · Updated 25d ago
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5 reports · 2 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 6 hours
BNBBC News
Haiti extradites 18 suspects in assassination of president to US
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
اغتيال الرئيس الهاييتي يعود للواجهة.. نقل المتهمين بقتله للمحاكمة في فلوريدا
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أميركا تتسلم 18 مشتبها بهم في اغتيال الرئيس الهايتي
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AJAl Jazeera English
Eighteen suspects extradited to US over Haitian president’s 2021 killing
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TGThe Guardian
More than a dozen arrested in connection with assassination of Haitian president
(opens the publisher’s site)Eighteen suspects in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been transported from Haiti to Florida to face trial.
- The 18 suspects were flown from Haiti to Florida aboard a military plane on Sunday to stand trial.
- Moise, 53, was shot dead at his residence in July 2021 by a group of about 20 Colombian mercenaries.
- US Attorney Jason Reding Quinones said 30 suspects have been indicted so far and the investigation is not finished.
- Haitian rights activist Pierre Esperance called the transfer a "disgrace for the Haitian justice system."
- The 18 suspects include 17 Colombian ex-soldiers and former Haitian government official Joseph Badio.
- US prosecutors allege the plot was planned and financed from Florida, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.