Earlier Wednesday, Moise was shot dead by an organization of 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans at his home in Port-au-Prince as described by Haitian authorities as an assassin group. Haitian police said on Sunday that they had arrested another main suspect.

The death of the president plunged the troubled country into deeper turmoil. American officials went there on Sunday to assess the situation and met with three politicians who made competing demands.

Psaki said at a press conference: “The clearness of their trip is that the future of political leadership lacks clarity.”

According to social media posts, Haitians in parts of Port-au-Prince plan to protest the interim prime minister and acting head of state this week.

Joseph’s right to lead the country was challenged by two other senior politicians: Prime Minister-designate Ariel Henry and Senate Speaker Joseph Lambert.

U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horn said that the U.S. delegation held a joint meeting with the three.

Horn said that during the talks, the U.S. representative encouraged open and constructive dialogue to reach an agreement to enable Haiti to hold free and fair elections.

Colombian connections

On Sunday, Haitian police said they had arrested a 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a suspected conspiracy master, and the authorities accused him of hiring mercenaries to expel and replace Moise. They did not explain Sanon’s motives, only that they were political.

On Monday, Haitian police issued an arrest warrant against another Colombian, apparently related to the suspected conspiracy. Colombian media said the man was a retired soldier.

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Haitian officials said that at least six suspects were arrested a day after President Jovennale Mois was assassinated, and the hunt for more suspects continues. 2:09

Colombian police said on Monday that they could not share any assumptions about Moise’s death and that they respect the autonomy of the Haitian state. So far, 18 Colombians have been arrested in connection with this case, and 3 others have been killed.

“We cannot make any assumptions,” General Jorge Luis Vargas, head of the Colombian National Police, told reporters in Bogotá. “We respect the judicial autonomy of the Haitian State and its authorities.”

Broader connections

The families of some Colombians, many of them ex-soldiers, said that their relatives were hired as bodyguards, not mercenaries, and they did not kill Mois.

The chief of the Haitian National Police, Leon Charles, said on Sunday that these people initially signed the contract to protect Sanon and later received an arrest warrant to arrest Moise.

Allegedly, photos of Sanon meeting with a group of men began to circulate on social media, including another suspect in the case, James Solages, a Haitian American. Reuters could not verify the authenticity of the image.

A man named Sanon was listed online as a doctor who had worked in Florida. Haitian authorities said the company hired a suspect in the case.

Most of the detainees were held after an overnight gunfight in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, and three people died.

Vargas added that 19 air tickets to Haiti were purchased for these people through CTU, a Miami-based security company.

CTU, run by the Venezuelan immigrant Antonio Enmanuel Intriago Valera (Antonio Enmanuel Intriago Valera) has not yet responded to Reuters’ request for comment.

According to Colombian police, earlier this year, Dimitri Herard, who had served as the security chief of Moise, traveled through Colombia several times during his trip to Ecuador and the Dominican Republic from January to May. .

Colombian police chief Vargas said that Colombian authorities are investigating Herald’s activities during his visit.

Since Friday, senior Colombian intelligence officials have been assisting in investigations in Haiti.