Haiti President Moïse assassination suspects US extradition 2026
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Haiti extradites 18 suspects in presidential assassination to US
Four people were convicted in a Miami court in May for their part in the conspiracy.
Jovenel Moise was shot dead at his home in Port-au-Prince in July 2021.
The Colombian former soldiers have claimed they were unaware of the intention to murder Moise and believed they were taking part in a coup.
Eighteen suspects extradited to US over Haitian president's 2021 killing
Eighteen suspects facing federal charges for the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have been flown to the United States.
In May, a jury in Florida convicted four men in the killing, and at least five others have pleaded guilty and are serving life sentences.
US federal courts in Florida established legal jurisdiction because the plot to assassinate Moise had been primarily engineered, financed, and staged out of southern Florida, according to federal prosecutors.