Haiti president’s assassination driven by greed and power, US prosecutors say
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US prosecutors say greed and power motivated the assassination of Haiti's president.
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Opening statements have commenced in Miami for the trial of four men accused in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. Federal prosecutors stated Tuesday that "greed, arrogance, and power" motivated the defendants, Arcangel Pretel Ortíz, Antonio Intriago, and Walter Veintemilla, among others. The trial aims to establish the facts surrounding the killing of Haiti's last elected president. This legal proceeding seeks to determine culpability for the high-profile assassination.
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A trial has commenced in Miami for four men accused in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
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