The judge, who appointed the two to conduct a judicial investigation into the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was shot dead at his home on July 7 by armed commandos, announced that he would step down from this mission.
Judge Mathieu Chanlat said In his letter to the Court of First Instance in Port-au-Prince yesterday, Friday, he renounced “the aforementioned file for reasons of personal interest and we order its return to the Rector of this Court.”
did not The speed with which the judge abandoned this file comes as a surprise to some legal professionals who do not hide the seriousness of such an important task.
Jean Wilner Morin, president of the National Association of Haitian Judges, told AFP: “I said it would be difficult for Judge Chanlat. He still has the same car, and he doesn’t have other security guards at his service,” at a time when the country has been witnessing violence perpetrated by armed groups for years.
Moran added. That “armed gangs are in the immediate vicinity of the Port-au-Prince Court of First Instance, so it is very difficult for any judge to complete this law.” Case”.
As part of the investigation into the assassination of the President on July 7 at his home, the Haitian police say that they have arrested 44 individuals, including 12 Haitian police, 18 Colombians and two Americans of Haitian origin.
The mystery surrounding this crime is increasing in the country as questions are raised about the motives for the attack.
Haitians expressed They were shocked to consider that the people charged with protecting the president and his residence had let him down. The impoverished Caribbean country suffers from crime and the presence of powerful gangs, problems that were exacerbated during Moyes’ presidency.
