The Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated yesterday morning at his home by a commando formed of foreign elements, announced the outgoing Prime Minister, Claude Joseph. The president's wife was injured in the attack and hospitalized, the president said. He called on the population for calm and indicated that the police and the army would ensure the maintenance of order.
“The president was assassinated in his home by foreigners who spoke English and Spanish. They attacked the residence of the President of the Republic ”, declared Claude Joseph. "The security situation is under control," he said. Coming from the business world, Jovenel Moïse, 53, was elected president in 2016 and took office on February 7, 2017.State of siege
The Prime Minister declared on Wednesday the “state of siege” granting reinforced powers to the executive. "In the strict application of article 149 of the Constitution, I have just chaired an extraordinary council of ministers and we have decided to declare a state of siege throughout the country", he decreed during a speech in Creole, broadcast on social networks, ensuring that this death "would not go unpunished".
Claude Joseph promised that "the authors, the murderers of Jovenel Moïse would pay for what they did in court". “It is democracy and the Republic which must win. The dark forces will lose, ”he insisted.
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