The security coordinator at the time of the assassination of the former President of Haiti was arrested, and police are still searching for more suspects

The Paper's reporter Wang Zhuoyi

The Haitian Government's investigation into the assassination of former President Jophneère Moiz on 7 July is still ongoing. On 26 July, Haitian authorities arrested Jean-Laguerre Sever, who had been his security coordinator at the time of His assassination. On the same day as Sever's arrest, the Haitian authorities also announced that an arrest warrant had been issued against a judge of the country's Supreme Court.

Several security personnel were imprisoned

According to the Miami Herald and the Associated Press on July 26, Haitian police spokesman Marie Michel Verrier and Xavier's lawyer, Renold George, confirmed the arrest of the security coordinator to foreign media. George said it was unclear why Sever was arrested. According to the Associated Press reported on July 27, George pointed out that the arrest of Siewell may have been politically motivated.

Former chief of the Haitian National Police, Siewell does not control any army in Moiz's multi-layered security system, but has the authority to supervise those who control it. In the early hours of 7 July, when Moiz heard gunshots at his private residence, Sever was one of his liaisons. Notably, Moiz was shot several times throughout the incident, but none of the security guards around him were injured.

On the orders of the Haitian judicial authorities, Sever is currently in solitary confinement in a prison in the Demas district near Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, along with other persons responsible for the security of the President. It is unclear what allegations the Haitian authorities have made against Sever.

Port-au-Prince Police Chief Bedford Claude has ordered that four police officers responsible for Moiz's safety be barred from leaving the country.

Police are still searching for the suspect

On 26 July, the Haitian police also issued a wanted notice with a photograph of Supreme Court Justice Wendell Koch Trout, asking those familiar with him to provide his whereabouts. Trout's charges of assassination, attempted assassination and armed robbery are essentially the same as those faced by several other Haitian citizens wanted for the president's murder, yet the Haitian authorities have not produced more evidence to support the claims in his arrest warrants.

Trout was previously fired from Moiz, and he is the second Supreme Court judge accused of involvement in the assassination of Moiz. Earlier, another Supreme Court justice, Yvill daBresir, was also arrested on charges of involvement in the overthrow and killing of Moiz.

In the early morning of July 7, local time, Haitian President Moiz was killed by a group of unidentified militants in his home. Haitian police said on the 8th that an armed gang of 28 people was suspected of participating in the assassination of Moiz, including two Americans and 26 Colombians. To date, the Haitian police have arrested at least 26 suspects suspected of involvement in the assassination of the president, including 18 former Colombian military personnel. Police are still searching for the suspect further.

Haiti's new prime minister, Ariel Henri, has vowed to bring Moiz's killers to justice. However, the details of Moiz's assassination are still unclear, where were the president's security personnel at the time of the assassination? Why did the murderer escape? There are still many mysteries surrounding the death of the Haitian president that remain unanswered.

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