Teh One Who Knocks
07-07-2021, 10:42 AM
By Ryan Merrifield, Reporter - The Mirror
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Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated overnight at his private residence, according to local media and a statement from the country's Prime Minister.
The property was attacked by a group of unidentified individuals at around 1am, and the president was shot dead, Interim PM Claude Joseph said in a statement early on Wednesday.
News website Juno 7 news said Mr Moise was killed after a group of "unidentified Spanish-speaking individuals" broke into the home in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince.
The 53-year-old was "mortally wounded" and his wife First Lady Martine is said to have been injured by a gunshot wound and taken to hospital, it added.
Mr Joseph said Haiti remained under the control of the police and armed forces and "all measures are taken to guarantee the continuity of the State and protect the Nation".
It comes after Mr Moise claimed in February another attempt on his life was prevented by police.
“There was an attempt on my life,” he said during a national address.
“I thank my head of security at the palace. The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life. That plan was aborted.”
The Caribbean country has been suffering a political crisis in recent months with hundreds marching through Port-au-Prince in February calling for the end of the current government.
It has long been marred by poverty and political instability, and struggled to rebuild after an earthquake in 2010 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.
https://i.imgur.com/2CfVUCJ.jpg
Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been assassinated overnight at his private residence, according to local media and a statement from the country's Prime Minister.
The property was attacked by a group of unidentified individuals at around 1am, and the president was shot dead, Interim PM Claude Joseph said in a statement early on Wednesday.
News website Juno 7 news said Mr Moise was killed after a group of "unidentified Spanish-speaking individuals" broke into the home in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince.
The 53-year-old was "mortally wounded" and his wife First Lady Martine is said to have been injured by a gunshot wound and taken to hospital, it added.
Mr Joseph said Haiti remained under the control of the police and armed forces and "all measures are taken to guarantee the continuity of the State and protect the Nation".
It comes after Mr Moise claimed in February another attempt on his life was prevented by police.
“There was an attempt on my life,” he said during a national address.
“I thank my head of security at the palace. The goal of these people was to make an attempt on my life. That plan was aborted.”
The Caribbean country has been suffering a political crisis in recent months with hundreds marching through Port-au-Prince in February calling for the end of the current government.
It has long been marred by poverty and political instability, and struggled to rebuild after an earthquake in 2010 and Hurricane Matthew in 2016.