“They did not go to play hide and seek”: first lady of Haiti on the Colombians involved in the assassination of the president

On July 7, the President of Haiti was assassinated, Jovenel Moise, while his wife, Martine Moise, was injured in a gun attack on their private residence. Several Colombians are involved in the assassination.

After nearly a month of what happened, the woman, in an interview with the New York Times, recounted when the murderers arrived while they were resting. According to Martine, the first thing she did was hide her children in a windowless bathroom with her dog.

According to Martine, while she was injured on the ground, she saw how the assassins entered the room where they were taking shelter after firing from outside.

Regarding the Colombians involved, the widow assured that these “They did not go to play hide and seek”, Well, she remembers when the attackers started to inspect her husband’s files and she heard them refer to certain documents and repeat in Spanish several times “It’s not that”, until someone shouts “So”.

When they found what they were looking for, the men left the area, but not before realizing that she and the President were left dead. In fact, the woman said that a flashlight was pointed at her eyes to check it out. “They thought she was dead”, Held.

In addition, during the interview with the New York newspaper, the 47-year-old woman took the opportunity to stress that she did not trust the investigation that was underway to find the fate of the main authors who put end of her husband’s life. For her, it is suspicious that out of the fifty men who guarded the presidential house, none was injured in the operation.

He also said that after fully recovering from the serious injuries he sustained to his right arm, as his elbow was broken and he can only move two fingers, he will consider running for the presidential election in the country and thus continue the legacy of her late husband.

This is known from the state of the Colombians involved in the assassination

On July 26, the Humanitarian Commission of the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Ombudsman arrived in Port-au-Prince to verify the conditions of the 18 captured mercenaries. During the visit, it was noted that the detainees were fed and, in addition, it was learned that their relatives had sent them messages and sent them hygiene kits.

“During the visit, we were able to talk to the 18 Colombians who passed in groups of two. We have analyzed their physical and mental health, we have examined the conditions of detention in which they find themselves, but certain key elements of the process currently under way against them have also been investigated ”, assured Luis Andrés Fajardo, vice-defender of the people.

The prosecutor’s report states that the mercenaries met for nearly four hours with the Deputy People’s Advocate, a lawyer from the Office of the Public Defender and the leader of Colombians abroad, who make up the commission. The meeting took place in two.

After the meeting, Foreign Minister Marta Lucía Ramírez indicated that Colombians “They have not received any form of legal assistance, as they do not have court-appointed lawyers to protect the rights of the defense and respect for judicial guarantees and due process.”

In addition, he called for adequate medical care to be guaranteed to those injured because otherwise “This is a violation of article 5 of the aforementioned American Convention, which requires that the physical, mental and moral integrity of detained persons be respected.”

On the other hand, Colombian officials also aimed to address the issue of repatriation of the bodies of Colombians killed during the capture operation; However, for this procedure, Colombian diplomats had to have the order of a Haitian judge, as they are still under investigation and these would be important in determining the facts in which President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated.

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