Haiti govt asks UN to initiate high-level investigation into Moise's murder

Government of Haiti requested the United Nations to carry out an international investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Letter dated August 3 was addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and was signed by Foreign Minister Claude Joseph.

Claude Joseph, in his letter, called the assassination an "international crime" because of the involvement of several foreigners. Haitian officials have arrested former Colombian soldiers supposedly hired by a Miami-based security firm on doubt murdering Moise.

Haiti also requested the United Nations to follow the same method that is utilized in investigating the 2005 terrorist attack in Lebanon that left 22 people dead, including the Lebanese Prime Minister.

Haitian President Jovenel Moise was murdered by mercenaries at his private residence on July 7, 2021. The assassination left the world speechless on the security structure of the poorest country in the Caribbean. The wife of the deceased President, Martina Moise, was also shot in the attack; she was later admitted to a hospital in Miami for treatment. In an interview with The New York Times, she said that the attackers were seeking some documents from their home, which they recovered after shooting her husband dead. She also said that they suspected she also died and checked by flashlight into her eyes.

Mrs Moise expressed outrage over the absence of all 60-70 security guards who used to protect the residence all the time. She said she is shocked as nobody other than her was shot in the attack.

Furthermore, she suspects that the murderers might return and are extremely strong people in terms of money and power. Besides this, she also indicated her candidature for the upcoming elections.

Ariel Henry, who assumed the office of Prime Minister two weeks after Moise's death, also fears being killed by the same mercenaries. He expressed his concerns in an interview with The New York Times.