They assassinated Jovenel Moise, President of Haiti

The President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, he was murdered this wednesday for armed men who attacked his residence at dawn in the Pelerin district of Port-au-Prince, reported the interim prime minister, Claude Joseph.

To storm The first lady, Martine Moise, was shot dead., who is receiving medical treatment, according to a statement read by Joseph on the radio.

“This morning, at one in the morning, on July 7, a group of unidentified people, speaking in Spanish and English, assassinated the President of the Republic. The president died of his injuries “said the acting prime minister.

Joseph called for calm in the population and assured that the “The country’s security situation is under control” and condemned the assassination, which he called “An act of barbarism.”

“Democracy and the Republic will win”concludes the statement.

In the coming hours, the Prime Minister will chair a Council of Ministers and address the nation.

According to Haiti Gazette, the president’s corpse would still be in his room awaiting a report.

Murder occurs two months away from the presidential and legislative elections convened on September 26, an election in which Moses could not be a candidate.

Moise had called on the same date for a referendum to approve a new Constitution, a project that did not have the support of the opposition or the international community.

Haiti is going through a strong political crisis since mid-2018 and experienced its most serious moment on February 7, when Moise denounced that the opposition, with the support of the judges, was preparing a coup.

In parallel form, Haiti is going through a deep security crisis, which has in particular worsened since the beginning of June by territorial struggles between armed gangs competing for control of the poorest neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince.

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