At no time did anyone discuss, much less plan, a coup or an assassination, Mr. Duverger stressed. Mr. Duverger, 70, described the meetings as cabinet-style sessions intended to help Mr. Sanon form a potential transition government once that happened. But upon reflection, Mr. Duverger said, “I keep asking myself, there must be something wrong with me for being so naïve. Neither Mr. Intriago nor Mr. Veintemilla, both based in Florida, responded to repeated requests for comment through their businesses and relatives. Haitian and Colombian officials say that in late May, when some of the former Colombian soldiers hired by Mr. Intriago arrived in Haiti, the suspects met in the neighboring Dominican Republic with Mr. Sanon.

Source: International New York Times July 15, 2021 07:30 UTC