December 23, 2024
On Sunday July 7, 2024, the Haitian Presidential Transitional Council (PTC) held a commemoration ceremony entitled “Time of reflection and meditation in memory of the late President Jovenel Moïse, assassinated on July 7, 2021”. This event took place at the Villa d’Accueil, in the presence of numerous personalities such as Prime Minister Garry Conille and his government, the High Staff of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd’H), the interim Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP), Rameau Normil, and other distinguished guests.
Father Frantznel Limite began the ceremony by paying tribute to Jovenel Moïse. Subsequently, Edgard Leblanc Fils, President of the PTC, took the floor to recall the importance of this event. He invited the Haitian nation to honor the memory of the 58th President of the Republic, emphasizing that his assassination remains a tragedy that the country must never relive again. He appealed for unity and reconciliation, urging all citizens to overcome their differences to build a common future.
Edgard Leblanc Fils stressed the imperative need that justice done to President Moïse and his family, affirming that without justice for them, no citizen, minister, Prime Minister or President will be safe from such a threat. He urged the government of Garry Conille to implement all necessary means so that those responsible for this act are identified, judged and severely punished in accordance with the law.
The President of the PTC concluded his speech by paying solemn tribute to Jovenel Moïse and by sending a message of peace and reconciliation to his family, who this year was not able to worship at his mausoleum. He expressed hope that justice will be served, and the nation can move forward towards better days.
Haitian justice is dragging its feet, that of the United States already has 6 convicts
Six men convicted in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have already been sentenced in the United States. The 6 defendants convicted are: Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian-Chilean businessman; Joseph Vincent, a Haitian-American who worked as an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration; John Joël Joseph, a former Haitian senator; Germán Alejandro Rivera Garcia, aka “Colonel Mike”, a former Colombian military officer who led the commando; Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, a former Colombian soldier recruited by Rivera and Frederick Bergmann, the one who shipped ballistic vests to Haiti used by the Colombian commandos who carried out the deadly attack against the President.
These people, with the exception of the sixth, were sentenced to life in prison by the American justice system, but they are cooperating with federal prosecutors and the FBI in the hope of obtaining a reduced sentence.
Furthermore, these same individuals are also ordered to pay damages for the death of President Moïse, to his widow Martine and his eldest son Joverlein for a total of $6.2 million, according to the compensation order issued by Federal Judge José E. Martínez of Miami.