Haiti extradites 18 suspects accused in the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse to the United States to face federal trial proceedings in Florida. Multiple outlets report the men and other defendants are flown from Haiti to Miami on a U.S. military aircraft as part of a long-running effort to prosecute those involved.
The extradition follows an investigation that, according to U.S. prosecutors, involves planning and financing with links to the United States, giving U.S. courts jurisdiction. Reporting also says the suspects include former Colombian military figures and Haitian nationals, and that additional people remain in Haiti awaiting trial. Outlets note Haiti’s own case progress has been slower, with difficulties in bringing defendants to trial five years after the killing.
Some coverage emphasizes the end of Haiti’s drawn-out process for those defendants, while others focus on the continuing U.S. prosecution. Several sources add that prior legal steps in the United States have included convictions and guilty pleas connected to the assassination, with prosecutors continuing to pursue alleged organizers and facilitators of the plot.
