18 suspects accused in the 2021 killing of Haiti's president being extradited to U.S.
Eighteen suspects involved in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been extradited to the United States to face trial. U.S. authorities stated this is a major step in seeking accountability for the killing, with investigations into the masterminds still ongoing.
Why it matters
The extradition marks a significant development in a high-profile international criminal case that has left a power vacuum and instability in Haiti.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.
Politics Even Before Jovenel Moïse's Assassination, Haiti Was In Crisis The suspects will face justice in Florida, according to Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.
"Today marks the next major phase in our pursuit of accountability for the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse," he wrote on X. "We will follow the evidence wherever it leads, to those who financed it, facilitated it, supported it or committed crimes to make it possible. Five years later, we are still bringing defendants before American courts, and we are not finished."
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