The police in Haiti have arrested a doctor based in Florida, US, who is said to be the suspected mastermind in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.
Moise, 53, was shot dead at his residence in Port-au-Prince in the early hours of last Wednesday. His wife Martine was seriously injured and taken to Florida for treatment.
The reasons for the attack remain unclear.
Leon Charles, director of Haiti’s national police, confirmed the arrest of the suspected mastermind at a news conference on Sunday.
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Charles said evidence of his involvement was found in his flat and that the suspected killers put calls through to the doctor after the attack.
He said the 63-year-old doctor recently arrived in Haiti on a private plane and allegedly hired Colombian mercenaries through a private Venezuelan security firm based in Florida.
The doctor is the third US resident of Haitian origin to be detained as a suspect in the case. The two other US-based suspects also reportedly lived in Florida.
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That Haiti police had earlier said a foreign hit squad was contracted to carry out the assassination.
The police said at least 28 people, comprising 26 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans, participated in the murder.
US officials who are expected to help with the investigation met with Haiti police on Sunday.
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