Trial opens for 4 men charged in Haiti assassinationAP, MIAMIGreed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the US for the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovenel Moise, prosecutors said on Tuesday during opening statements. They are charged with conspiring in South Florida to kidnap or kill Haiti’s former leader. Moise’s assassination led to unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation, where gang leaders have grown increasingly violent and empowered. An artist paints a portrait of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moise near the presidential residence where he was killed two years ago in the Petion-ville area of Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2023. By June 2021, the conspirators realized Sanon had neither the constitutional qualifications nor sufficient popular support to become president.

Source: Taipei Times March 11, 2026 17:43 UTC