A former Colombian soldier was indicted Tuesday, January 4 in the United States for his alleged participation in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last July, announced the United States Department of Justice.
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Mario Palacios, 43, is accused of being part of the group of around 20 men who killed the President of Haiti in his residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7, 2021. He was arrested Monday in Panama during a stopover on a flight from Jamaica to Colombia, before being extradited in the evening to Miami where he should appear in court on Tuesday.