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Security forces in front of the crime scene in Port-au-Prince
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Investigators are now focusing on a whole network of suspects, suspected masterminds and possible accomplices in the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Among them are his bodyguards, now four members of his bodyguard have been arrested.
Among those arrested is the head of the life guard, Dimitri Herard, as the police chief of the Caribbean state, Léon Charles, announced on Thursday.
Another 24 officials are being investigated.
All the members of Moïse's bodyguard present had survived the July 7th attack by a murder squad unharmed.
Shortly after the crime, this raised suspicions that bodyguards might have been privy to and involved in the assassination plans.
The police in Colombia announced a few days ago that Moïses' security chief Herard had traveled to the South American country several times.
According to the Colombian police chief Jorge Luis Vargas, 26 Colombians were involved in the attack.
18 of them were caught and three were killed by the Haitian security authorities.
Many traces lead to Colombia
According to Vargas, the arrested Colombians stated during interrogation that they were hired to arrest Moïse and hand over to the US drug control agency DEA.
Two Colombians with leadership roles in the attack - one of whom was killed - had told their fellow compatriots involved that it was an "arrest operation".
The Colombian police are cooperating with the Haitian authorities in the investigation into the attack.
According to the Haitian police, two suspects who are both Haitian and US citizens have also been arrested.
They are suspected of being a possible mastermind behind the attack.
Change of plan - from arrest to murders
The group's original plan was to arrest Moïse, police chief Charles said a few days ago.
“The mission then changed.” The second suspect arrested, with dual citizenship in Haiti and the United States, is also said to have had connections with CTU.
According to the latest information from the Haitian police chief, the attack was said to have been planned at a meeting in the Dominican Republic bordering Haiti.
Moïse was shot dead at night in his home in the capital Port-au-Prince.
The attack has sparked fears that the Caribbean country could slide further into chaos.
Haiti is the poorest country on the American continent.
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