Haitian President's Widow Reportedly Charged With Complicity in His Assassination

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MOSCOW(Sputnik) - Martine Moise, the widow of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise, has been charged with complicity in his assassination, the US media reported on Tuesday, citing a final report on the attack by Haitian judge Walther Voltaire.
Apart from that, the judge reportedly indicted 51 people for their roles in the attack.
Jovenel Moise was fatally wounded in an attack on his residence on the night of July 7, 2021. More than 40 people have been arrested by the Haitian authorities during the investigation, including 18 Colombian citizens, five US citizens, several police officers, two presidential security officials, and the alleged organizer of the crime, doctor and pastor Christian Emmanuel Sanon.
A Dominican Republic soldier stands on the border bridge between Dajabon, Dominican Republic, and Haiti, which is closed, as a pedestrian walks toward Haiti while authorities allow some to leave then close the border behind them, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 03.10.2023
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