Former Haiti President Michel Martelly faces hearing into assassination of successor Jovenel Moise
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(3 Oct 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
(3 Oct 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 3 October 2023
1. Officers from the Haitian National Police, guarding entrance to court
2. Car of former president Michel Martelly
3. Bodyguard walking next to president's car
4. Martelly stepping out of car
5. SOUNDBITE (Haitian Creole) Saveur Gay, supporter of Michel Martelly:
"My presence here is because Martelly was summoned to appear before a judge. I came to give him support. That's why we are here."
6. Martelly's car leaving
STORYLINE:
Former Haitian President Michel Martelly appeared Tuesday before the Haiti judge investigating the assassination of his hand-picked successor, Jovenel Moïse.
Martelly, who lives in Miami and flew to Port-au-Prince on Monday, arrived at the judge’s chamber in Petionville at around 10 a.m. Tuesday in a light gray SUV.
He was accompanied by security and a group of supporters.
More than two hours later, he was still inside the chambers answering questions while outside a crowd that included a carnival band had gathered, waiting to celebrate his exit.
Among those who defended the former president is Reynold Georges, a prominent lawyer, who is representing one of the accused policemen in the assassination case, Divisional Police Commissioner Jean Laguel Civil, one of the police officials called by Moïse for help before he was shot to death. Professing his own client’s innocence, Georges said he came to support Martelly because “he’s a friend.”
Magalie Habitant, a former official in Moïse’s government who has been publicly accused of having close gang ties, said everyone who came out to support Martelly came on their own initiative.
Martelly is among several high-profile Haitian politicians and personalities Investigative Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire has invited in recent months to appear before him for questioning about the still unsolved slaying.
Though there have been questions about what Martelly knew about the murder plot and the relationship of some of the suspects he has not officially been named a suspect either by Haitian authorities or U.S. investigators.
The United States has a parallel investigation into the July7, 2021 slaying that left Moïse with a dozen gunshots and his wife, Martine Moïse, seriously injured.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - 3 October 2023
1. Officers from the Haitian National Police, guarding entrance to court
2. Car of former president Michel Martelly
3. Bodyguard walking next to president's car
4. Martelly stepping out of car
5. SOUNDBITE (Haitian Creole) Saveur Gay, supporter of Michel Martelly:
"My presence here is because Martelly was summoned to appear before a judge. I came to give him support. That's why we are here."
6. Martelly's car leaving
STORYLINE:
Former Haitian President Michel Martelly appeared Tuesday before the Haiti judge investigating the assassination of his hand-picked successor, Jovenel Moïse.
Martelly, who lives in Miami and flew to Port-au-Prince on Monday, arrived at the judge’s chamber in Petionville at around 10 a.m. Tuesday in a light gray SUV.
He was accompanied by security and a group of supporters.
More than two hours later, he was still inside the chambers answering questions while outside a crowd that included a carnival band had gathered, waiting to celebrate his exit.
Among those who defended the former president is Reynold Georges, a prominent lawyer, who is representing one of the accused policemen in the assassination case, Divisional Police Commissioner Jean Laguel Civil, one of the police officials called by Moïse for help before he was shot to death. Professing his own client’s innocence, Georges said he came to support Martelly because “he’s a friend.”
Magalie Habitant, a former official in Moïse’s government who has been publicly accused of having close gang ties, said everyone who came out to support Martelly came on their own initiative.
Martelly is among several high-profile Haitian politicians and personalities Investigative Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire has invited in recent months to appear before him for questioning about the still unsolved slaying.
Though there have been questions about what Martelly knew about the murder plot and the relationship of some of the suspects he has not officially been named a suspect either by Haitian authorities or U.S. investigators.
The United States has a parallel investigation into the July7, 2021 slaying that left Moïse with a dozen gunshots and his wife, Martine Moïse, seriously injured.
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