Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) The head of security at Haiti's presidential residence has been placed in police custody, according to a close associate, as authorities continue to investigate the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Martin told CNN that Moise had a large security detail, and that Herard's unit contained a number of officers, but "he's the only person that's being held in that fashion." Herard, the head of security at the presidential residence, traveled to Ecuador through Bogota, the capital of Colombia, at the end of May, according to the Colombian National Police . But several people, including relatives of Colombian suspects, told CNN the accusations against the men do not add up. "They only mentioned a company based in the US, and a job as private security in Haiti.

Source: CNN July 15, 2021 02:36 UTC