U.S. extradited 18 accused of killing Haitian president

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Reding Quinones said eighteen people arrested on charges of involvement in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been extradited to the United States to await trial.

The suspects were flown by military plane from Haiti and will face trial in Florida, he said. A total of 30 people have been charged. Quiñones noted that the next important phase in the pursuit of responsibility for the murder is coming, and stressed that the work did not end with those who planned and committed the crime.

Moise was fatally wounded in an attack on his residence on the night of July 7, 2021, his wife was also injured and was undergoing treatment in Miami. Haitian authorities have detained more than 40 people, including 18 Colombians, five U.S. citizens, several police officers, two presidential security officials and the alleged mastermind of the crime - doctor and pastor Emmanuel Sanon.

Earlier it was reported that the United States struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea.