At least seventeen former Colombian soldiers are suspected of being involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday announced Friday, July 9 the Colombian high command of the police and the army.
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Two (...) who perished in the operation of the (Haitian) police and 15 Colombians whose activity we are currently verifying (...) would have belonged to the national army
" and withdrew between 2018 and 2020, General Jorge Luis Vargas, the Colombian police chief, said at a press conference in Bogota.