Haiti’s chief prosecutor said that there was evidence linking acting prime minister Ariel Henry to the September assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. He asked the investigating judge to charge Henry and prohibit him from leaving the country. But Port-au-Prince prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude's authority to make such a request is unclear. The prime minister fired him the day before the request. According to Henry's office, Claude was discharged for “serious administrative infractions," days after the prosecutor asked Henry to appear for questioning over why he spoke with one of the main suspects in Moïse’s killing at his private residence on the day of the murder. (See
Haitian prosecutor accuses PM (Sept. 15, 2021)
Haitian prosecutor accuses PM (Sept. 15…
Haitian prosecutor accuses PM (Sept. 15, 2021)
Haiti’s chief prosecutor said that there was evidence linking acting prime minister Ariel Henry to the September assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. He asked the investigating judge to charge Henry and prohibit him from leaving the country. But Port-au-Prince prosecutor Bed-Ford Claude's authority to make such a request is unclear. The prime minister fired him the day before the request. According to Henry's office, Claude was discharged for “serious administrative infractions," days after the prosecutor asked Henry to appear for questioning over why he spoke with one of the main suspects in Moïse’s killing at his private residence on the day of the murder. (See