Haiti extradites 18 suspects in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States
Haiti has transferred 18 people suspected of involvement in the July 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States, where they will face federal charges. This extradition represents a significant advance in a multinational investigation that has continued for several years.
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Haiti has sent 18 suspects to the United States in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in July 2021. The president was shot dead at his private residence in Port-au-Prince in an attack that shocked the nation and revealed a network of suspects from multiple countries. The group implicated in the killing includes former Colombian soldiers, Haitian-American citizens, and others. Several of these suspects had already faced prosecution in US federal courts, as the United States maintains jurisdiction over crimes involving its citizens abroad. The extradition of this larger group is expected to strengthen the federal case being built in the United States, although the specific charges and timeline for proceedings have not yet been publicly detailed. This development marks a major step forward in what has become a complex, multinational investigation spanning several years.
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