The United States moves to try 18 people accused in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Multiple outlets report that the suspects are being extradited to the U.S. and, in some cases, transported to Florida to face trial after a prolonged judicial process.
The killings took place at Moïse’s private residence in 2021, and the case has proceeded slowly through Haitian courts before arrests and extradition steps in the U.S. Some reports characterize Sunday’s extradition as marking the end of a drawn-out process in Haiti. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones is cited as not identifying the suspects, while PBS notes that additional accused people remain in Haiti awaiting trial, including more than a dozen Colombian soldiers, a former Haitian police officer, and a former employee of Haiti’s Ministry of Justice.
Overall, outlets agree on the number of extradited suspects and the destination for the U.S. proceedings, while differing mainly in how much detail they provide about who is still in Haiti and the degree to which they describe the legal timeline.
