Haitian President, Jovenel Moise, has been assassinated by yet-to-be identified gunmen at his private residence.
According to a statement released by the interim Prime Minister, Claude Joseph, the president was murdered in the early hours of Wednesday, July 7.
“At about 1:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a group of unknown individuals, some of whom spoke Spanish, attacked the president’s private residence and lethally wounded the Head of State,”
“Moise’s wife also received a gunshot, but undergoing medical treatment,” he added.
The prime minister also condemned the act and described it as a “disgusting, inhumane and barbaric” attack on the Haitian president and called for calm.
“The security situation is under control of the national police and the armed forces,’’ Joseph said.
In February 2021, Moise raised alarm about an assassination attempt on his life and plans to overthrow his government.
“There was an attempt on my life. That plan was aborted,” he had said.
More than 20 persons, including a supreme court judge and an inspector-general of police were arrested following the accusation.
