THE WIDOW of Haiti’s former President has been charged in connection with his assassination.

Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was fatally shot at his home in the hills of Port-au-Prince in July 2021 and his wife, Martine Moïse, was also injured.

A Haitian judge investigating the assassination, has charged Martine Moïse, along with the former Prime Minister Claude Joseph with complicity and criminal association.

The ex-chief of police Léon Charles, has also been indicted and is charged with murder, attempted murder and possession and illegal carrying of weapons.

According to the 122-page document from Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire, made public by AyiboPost, the president’s widow, allegedly conspired with former Prime Minister to kill the president so she could replace him.  

The document leaked to local media says a total of nearly 50 people were indicted.

Plot

In June 2023, a Haitain businessman was sentenced to life in prison for helping Colombia mercenaries assassinate former Haitian President.

Haitian-Chilean businessman, Rodolphe Jaar, 51, was sentenced to life in prison by a federal judge in Miami. 

Judge Jose E Martinez handed down the sentence to Jaar for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to assassinate the former Haitian president at his home. 

Jaar was the first person to be convicted and sentenced in an alleged plot by conspirators in Haiti and Florida to gain lucrative contracts under the new administration once Moïse was killed. 

Moïse, had been the president since 2017, and was shot multiple times and died at the scene. He was 53.

The economic, social and political stability in Haiti has deteriorated rapidly since the assassination of the former president.

Moise had previously claimed he was the victim of an assassination plot which had been foiled by police.