Jovenel Moïse had many enemies

"It is currently very difficult to designate [the sponsor] a person or a group, but it is certain that President Moïse had many political enemies. I also think that with its policy, its economic reform, its political program that really did not please many people, also its fight against corruption, that many people did not like […] ”declared Haitian Ambassador to Washington Bocchit Edmond reacting to the assassination of President Moïse https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34162-haiti-flash-president-jovenel-moise-assassinated-by-mercenaries-official-updated-7am-+-video.html

Washington : Condolence book open at the Embassy of Haiti

From July 8 to 22, 2021, a book of condolences will be opened at the Embassy of Haiti in Washington DC from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in order to salute the memory of the Head of State Jovenel Moïse and also allow members of the Haitian diaspora to express their feelings.

Haiti's electrification will continue

"Mr. President, you did not have time to inaugurate the new 60 MW power plant originally planned for July 9 as discussed over the phone a few hours before your assassination. You can rest in peace because the fight for the electrification of Haiti will continue," Dr. Evenson Calixte Director General of the National Regulatory Authority for the Energy Sector (ANARSE).

Sympathies from Jude Célestin

"[...] I learned with the greatest dismay the odious crime perpetrated at dawn on Wednesday July 7, 2021 on the person of Mr. Jovenel Moïse as well as the attempted assassination on the person of his wife Mrs. Martine Moïse, in their private residence at Pèlerin 5. To the parents and allies of all the victims of this criminal madness, I extend my sympathies, inviting them to share with me the common hope of a speedy rebirth of our democratic and republican institutions [...]" Jude Célestin.

Denial of the PNH

The National Police would like to formally deny the false information relayed by certain media suggesting that two police officers were arrested by the Dominican authorities Thursday, July 8, 2021 on the Haitian-Dominican border, at Dajabon. Indeed, these police officers who crossed by an unofficial crossing point to visit as usual relatives in Dajabon, were intercepted. After phone exchange between CESFRONT of the Dominican Republic and POLIFRONT, they returned to their post and are currently in service at the POLIFRONT base in Morne Casse.

Reminder : The days of national mourning are not non-working

The General Secretariat of the Prime Minister reminds the general public that public administration and commerce are not idle during the 15 days of national mourning https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-34182-icihaiti-assassination-of-president-moise-15-days-of-national-mourning-text-of-the-decree.html and the state of siege https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34168-haiti-flash-the-state-of-siege-is-declared-in-haiti.html, from July 7 to 22, 2021, decreed by the Government following the assassination of the President of Jovenel Moïse https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-34183-haiti-flash-the-commando-that-killed-the-president-included-26-colombians-and-2-haitian-americans-official-video.html. Therefore, public officials of all levels and ranks are instructed to return to their posts and the public is encouraged to go about their business as usual.

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