Accessibility links

Breaking News

Wife of Slain Haiti President 'Won't Stop' Until Killers Brought to Justice


Martine Moise, center, the widow of slain President Jovenel Moise, arrives at the courthouse to give testimony in the investigation into the assassination of her husband, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2021.
Martine Moise, center, the widow of slain President Jovenel Moise, arrives at the courthouse to give testimony in the investigation into the assassination of her husband, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2021.

The wife of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise said Wednesday after a judicial hearing into his slaying that she would not rest until his killers were brought to justice.

Martine Moise went to meet with the judge in charge of the investigation of Moise's death in July and said she answered questions for several hours.

In an impromptu statement from the courthouse, she urged anyone with information to come forward.

"Everybody says that in my country we won't get justice. Even if people are telling me this, that's where I'll start to seek justice," Moise said. "We'll ask for justice in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, because I won't stop until I get justice."

More than 40 people have been arrested in connection with the killing, Haitian authorities have said, but it remains unclear who masterminded the operation and how they were able to gain access the president's residence. Moise was gunned down at home by a group consisting mostly of Colombian mercenaries.

A crowd gathered outside the courthouse in Moise's support, chanting slogans against the current acting head of state, Ariel Henry. Later, a fight broke out between supporters of Moise and detractors.

Moise recently completed a small tour of her home country after a prolonged absence in the wake of the slaying.

"I don't wish this upon anyone," Moise said. She said she had been married to the former banana importer for 25 years.

  • 16x9 Image

    Reuters

    Reuters is a news agency founded in 1851 and owned by the Thomson Reuters Corporation based in Toronto, Canada. One of the world's largest wire services, it provides financial news as well as international coverage in over 16 languages to more than 1000 newspapers and 750 broadcasters around the globe.

XS
SM
MD
LG