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Haitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked arrest warrant obtained by AP

A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Moise issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year to interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document leaked late Monday, Jan.29, 2024, that The Associated Press obtained. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File) A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Moise issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year to interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document leaked late Monday, Jan.29, 2024, that The Associated Press obtained. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)
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A Haitian judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Mo茂se issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so he could interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document leaked late Monday that The Associated Press obtained.

The warrant is dated Oct. 25 and signed by Judge Walther Voltaire, who is overseeing an ongoing investigation into the killing that occurred at Mo茂se鈥檚 private residence, where authorities say a group of heavily armed men shot him a dozen times and injured his wife, Martine Mo茂se.

The one-page warrant contains little detail except to say that authorities are seeking to interview Martine Mo茂se about the case. It does not state nor suggest any involvement.

Martine Mo茂se could not be immediately reached for comment, and a spokesman for an attorney of hers based in Florida said he was trying to reach the attorney.

Messages sent to people close to her went unanswered.

After the July 7, 2021 assassination, Martine Mo茂se was airlifted to a hospital in Florida for treatment. She returned unannounced to Haiti less than two weeks later, surprising many. Since then, she is believed to be residing in the U.S. and has on occasion posted about the assassination on X, the platform formally known as Twitter.

In December, she wrote that the 鈥渁ssassins鈥eel that their reign of impunity and untouchability seems to be coming to an end.鈥

This month, she repeated her call for an international tribunal to investigate the case, writing, 鈥淗aiti stand up, so that the social injustice done to the people can be repaired.鈥

In June last year, attorneys for Martine Mo茂se filed a lawsuit against those accused in the killing seeking unspecified damages and a trial by jury.

Voltaire, the judge investigating the case, did not immediately respond to calls for comment.

He was appointed in May 2022 to oversee the case, becoming the fifth judge to do so. Previous judges have stepped down, including one who said he feared for his life and another who left a day after one of his assistants died under unclear circumstances.

The case has largely stalled in Haiti, where more than 40 suspects were arrested in the killing, including 18 Colombian soldiers and at least 20 Haitian police officers.

Meanwhile, U.S. authorities have prosecuted several extradited suspects in the case. Four of 11 suspects in Miami have pleaded guilty, including a retired Colombian army officer and a former Haitian senator.

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