Thu 08 July 2021:
A US citizen is among six suspects arrested during the ongoing police operation in Haiti following the assassination of the President Jovenel Moise, and at least one other detainee is also believed to be an American, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing Haiti’s minister of elections and inter-party relations.
James Solages, an American national of Haitian descent, was arrested on Thursday along with five other suspects in the killing of Moise, while four more alleged assassins were killed by police, the report said.
The assassination of Moïse early Wednesday has deepened the spiraling political crisis in this impoverished Caribbean nation.
Authorities have not yet provided evidence of the detainees’ alleged involvement in the assassination.
Authorities have not released the names of the other detainees, but Haitian Communications Minister Pradel Henriquez has described them as “foreigners.”
The U.N Security Council condemned the assassination on Wednesday and called on all parties to “remain calm, exercise restraint and to avoid any act that could contribute to further instability.”
In a statement, the 15-member council “made an emphatic call on all political stakeholders in Haiti to refrain from any acts of violence and any incitement to violence.” It also called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice.
The council is due to be briefed on Moïse’s assassination in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.
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