A Haitian judge says former first lady Martine Moïse was an accomplice in her husband’s assassination
A Haitian judge has indicted former first lady Martine Moïse, as well as the country’s former prime minister and police chief, in connection with the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
The three are the highest-profile political figures indicted in the case, which includes 51 people in total, among them several former Colombian soldiers, several close aides of the assassinated president, and other Haitian government officials and politicians.
The indictment accuses Martine Moïse, who was seriously wounded in the attack, of being complicit in the assassination of her husband. The judge said he found contradictions in Moïse’s statements and some evidence that suggests she knew about a plot against the former president. He cited testimony from two other defendants who claimed she wanted to run for president after the killing.
The accusation issued by investigating Judge Walther Voltaire didn’t offer evidence showing that Martine Moïse directly participated in the assassination plot.