A picture of late Haitian President Jovenel Moise hangs on the wall of his former residence, behind interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph giving a press conference in Port-au-Prince, July 13, 2021. (JOSEPH ODELYN/AP)
KINGSTON – The United States has requested the extradition from Jamaica of a suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the suspect's lawyer said on Thursday.
The US has become increasingly involved in the investigation of President Jovenel Moise's murder, with key suspects facing the prospect of trial in US courts as a probe by the Caribbean nation's authorities stalls
Former Haitian Senator John Joel Joseph, whom the Haitian government considers a key suspect in Moise's murder last July, was arrested in Jamaica after having fled Haiti.
Joseph has agreed to the extradition, his lawyer Donahue Martin said in a telephone interview.
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The United States has become increasingly involved in the investigation of Moise's murder, with key suspects facing the prospect of trial in US courts as a probe by the Caribbean nation's authorities stalls.
Moise was shot dead by assassins armed with assault rifles who stormed his private residence in the hills above Port-au-Prince, sparking a man hunt and investigations across several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Days after the murder, then-National Police Chief Leon Charles said Joseph was a key player in the plot, saying he supplied weapons and planned meetings.
