Two Americans are among at least 20 people who have been detained thus far, Haitian officials said on Friday. Another 18 detained suspects were described as Colombians. Clément Noël, a judge who is involved with the investigation, said on Friday that Mr. Vincent and Mr. Solages claimed that they had not been in the room when Mr. Moïse was killed and that they had worked only as translators for the attackers. The men, according to the judge, said that the goal had not been to kill the president but to bring him to the national palace. Security forces made the first arrests after engaging in a chaotic shootout late Wednesday.

Source: International New York Times July 08, 2021 21:27 UTC