Suspect in Haiti President Assassination "Hired for Security Purpose"... Suspicions of Assassination Backdrop Intensify

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] Claims have been raised that the Colombians identified as the assassins of the Haitian president were actually hired by the president, who was receiving death threats, for security purposes, and that the real masterminds behind the assassination are different.

President Mo?se of Haiti killed by assailants.
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On the 10th (local time), according to the British daily The Guardian, the Colombian current affairs magazine Semana reported that former Colombian soldiers were hired to provide security for Haitian President Jovenel Mo?se and went to Haiti for that purpose.

The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo also released a similar report. Citing an anonymous source, the newspaper stated that security camera footage from the residence where President Mo?se was assassinated showed that the Colombians arrived at the scene around 2:30 a.m., about an hour and a half after the assassination had already taken place.

In Haiti, claims are spreading mainly among opposition groups that those who killed President Mo?se are not the Colombians currently detained by the authorities.

According to The Guardian, opposition politician Steven Benoit appeared on local radio and asserted, "The president was killed not by Colombians but by his own security guards." Former lawmaker Alfredo Antoine also said that behind the assassination were entrenched wealthy elites who feared their interests would be threatened.

In fact, President Mo?se was known to have attempted to dismantle the power elite who monopolized various government contracts in Haiti during his lifetime, leading to conflicts with the vested interests.

First Lady Martine Mo?se, who was with her husband when he was shot and is currently receiving treatment in the United States, posted a voice message on the official First Lady Twitter account, stating that her husband was sacrificed for political reasons.

Meanwhile, the Colombians identified as the assassins and arrested by Haitian police are understood to have been hired by a U.S. security company.

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