Five years later, four Miami convictions, no trial in Haiti — and the mastermind is still unknown. The post After midnight in Pèlerin: Five years after Jovenel Moïse’s assassination, justice remains elusive appeared first on The Haitian Times.
The killing of Haiti's president, the suspects scattered across borders, the convicted — and a justice system that still cannot find his phone.
Jovenel Moïse won 56% of the vote in Haiti's 2016 elections. Critics called him an autocrat; allies called him a reformer fighting an entrenched oligarchy. On the night of July 6, 2021, he went to sleep in his hilltop home above Port-au-Prince.
As he slumbered, a commando of more than two dozen men moved through his gate. Gunfire erupted. By the time it ended, the president was dead, the first lady lay bleeding on their bedroom floor and Haiti was in freefall.
Five years later, four Miami convictions, no trial in Haiti — and the mastermind is still unknown.
The night of terror gave way to an avalanche of fear by daybreak, as people around the country wondered if they were safe. Questions and conspiracies mounted.
As the world awakened on the morning of July 7, they saw the news of the president's death. A viral clip captured a voice in the dark claiming to be American drug agents. Neighbors described men in ski masks speaking Spanish and English. The DEA denied any operation.
Early bulletins reported Martine Moïse killed. Hours later, local news confirmed she was alive and would be evacuated abroad. She landed in a Miami hospital to undergo lifesaving surgery.
Interim PM Claude Joseph declared a 15-day state of siege. The Dominican Republic sealed its border. JetBlue, American and Sunrise Airways cancelled Haiti flights.
Disarmament coordinator Jean-Rebel Dorcénat and two others were stopped in Belladère heading toward the Dominican Republic next door. It was never made clear whether the arrest was tied to the killing. But it, like a slew of other developments, was enough to raise questions about who was behind the killing.
Former senator Moïse Jean-Charles's residence was ransacked and set on fire the same day — a warning shot in the political vacuum that followed.
Haitian investigators named Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Boynton Beach physician, as a "central figure" in the plot. Neighbors were as surprised as anyone. His website, haitilivesmatter.com, went dark.
A heavily armed commando enters President Jovenel Moïse's private residence in Pèlerin 5, above Port-au-Prince. Moïse, 53, is shot multiple times in his bedroom. First Lady Martine Moïse is gravely wounded.
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