Haitians hope ‘the truth will come out’ as foreign investigators probe assassination of their President

Moise was killed Wednesday in his home in a shocking incident for which authorities are still investigating the motives, means and masterminds. At least 28 people are suspected in the plot, of whom 26 are Colombian and two are US citizens, according to government figures.

Benoit has gained local and international attention for his insistence that the Colombian detainees were merely unlucky scapegoats for an unspecified local perpetrator. However, standing in the sunlit lobby of a Haitian radio station, he also acknowledged to CNN that he had no direct evidence to support the theory. He has been called to appear before Haiti’s state prosecutor Monday in connection with the investigation.

She too, said she did not believe her brother could have been involved in the killing, citing a phone conversation they had on the day of the President’s death.

But international assistance in Haiti’s ongoing investigation could potentially encourage broader public confidence in its findings and…

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