Port-au-Prince, October 23 (Prensa Latina) Haitian law firm Palvin Fils Aima confirmed today that three of its lawyers were arrested after breaking into the home of assassination suspect Joseph Felix Badio, distancing itself from the incident.
According to voice messages on the Vant Bef Info platform, the imprisoned lawyers just want to make a name for themselves outside the law firm.
He also assured that the Cabinet would not interfere in the case since Badio does not have the resources to hire lawyers.
The day before, Haitian police arrested lawyers Edysson Alexandre, Markenson Charles and Jeppson Limage at the home of Joseph Félix Badio in Fermathe, southeast of this capital.
According to a police source who told the press, the lawyers would allegedly seize important items belonging to the suspect, such as cell phones and computers. The lawyers belong to the Mirebalais Bar Association.
Last Thursday, Badio, considered one of the main suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, was arrested in a supermarket in Pétion Ville.
According to the investigations of the Central Directorate of Criminal Investigation, the former agent of the anti-corruption unit gave the order for the murder and coordinated it with the various actors involved, including a former Supreme Court judge and former Colombian soldier, who committed the crime. Crime.
Furthermore, a revealing report by the National Human Rights Network after the assassination denounced that Badio maintained telephone communications with current Prime Minister Ariel Henry on the same day Moïse was killed.
During the attack, the former head of state received 12 shots that hit the area of his stomach, hip, eyes and head and did not survive, while the first lady Martine Ethiene was the target of several projectiles.
In Haiti, dozens of people are detained in that capital’s national prison over the incident but have not yet been charged, while in the United States judicial authorities arrested several suspects, one of whom was sentenced to life in prison.
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