Colombian ex-soldier pleads guilty in plot to kill Haitian president

Source: Reuters

Colombian ex-soldier pleads guilty in plot to kill Haitian president

By Sarah Morland
September 7, 2023 6:47 PM EDT Updated 7 hours ago

Sept 7 (Reuters) - A retired Colombian army officer pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Thursday to conspiring and supporting a plot to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, shot dead in his bedroom two years ago, a brazen assassination that created a destabilizing power vacuum.

According to the signed U.S. court document, German Rivera, known as Colonel Mike, was part of the convoy which headed towards Moise's hillside Port-au-Prince residence on July 7, 2021, days after he relayed information that the plan was not to kidnap Moise but instead to kill him.

The document also says Rivera provided material support, training and personnel to support Moise's kidnapping or murder. The case's criminal docket details three counts for materially supporting the plot and conspiracy.

Since Moise's death, armed gangs have greatly expanded their control across the impoverished Caribbean nation.

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