One of many prime suspects within the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse will face fees in the US after authorities extradited him to Florida.
Officers allege that Mario Palacios was a part of the mercenary group that assassinated Moïse in July. He beforehand served as a member of the Colombian army.
Authorities arrested Palacios in Panama on Monday as he was being deported from Jamaica to Colombia, Reuters reported.
He's set to make his first look in U.S. federal court docket Tuesday afternoon in Miami, making him the primary particular person allegedly concerned within the assassination to face formal fees.
Palacios is anticipated to be charged with conspiracy to offer materials help ensuing within the demise of a overseas chief and conspiracy to kidnap and kill a overseas chief, in line with the Miami Herald.
He was allegedly being held in Jamaica on an immigration violation and is believed to have been one of many principal executors of the assassination plan.
Claude Joseph, the previous Haitian minister of overseas affairs, wrote on Twitter that the arrest is a "step in the fitting route."
"I pay attention to the arrest of Mario Palacios in Panama and his present detention in the US. It is a step in the fitting route," Joseph tweeted. "I urge the Haitian authorities to collaborate with the American authorities in order that, inside the framework of the extradition treaty of August 9, 1904, this principal suspect within the assassination of President Jovenel is extradited to Haiti to reply questions for justice."
Moïse was murdered in his non-public dwelling in Port-au-Prince, the nation's capital, early within the morning on July 7 by a gaggle of people who broke into the residence. His spouse, Martine Moïse, additionally suffered accidents throughout the assault however survived.
For the reason that assassination, Haitian authorities have arrested 44 suspects believed to be linked to the assault, however none have been formally charged. One suspect died from problems of a coronavirus-related sickness, whereas the decide conducting the investigation launched 4 others, the Herald reported.
Amongst those that have been arrested embrace 18 former Colombian troopers and a Miami resident who was arrested in Turkey in November.
Moise, a former banana exporter, grew to become president in 2017—taking about 55 % of the vote within the November 2016 election—after a interval of political crises. Leaders of various political events in Haiti disputed the outcomes. Throughout his tenure, he confronted accusations of corruption and handled protests over gasoline costs.
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