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Haiti Police Say Arrested Suspect Linked to Assassination Masterminds

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   The head of Haiti's national police said Sunday authorities arrested a
   Haitian man who flew to the country on a private jet in June
   and--according to police--worked with the masterminds and alleged
   killers of President JovenelMoïse.

   Police Chief Léon Charlesidentifiedthe man asChristian Emmanuel
   Sanonand said hetraveled to Haiti with politicalobjectives.

   Charles said Sanon was accompanied by hired security guards who hadan
   initialmission of protecting Sanon, butwhowere then tasked with
   arrestingMoïse.

   The police chief also said that afterMoïse's assassination last week,
   one of the suspected attackers called Sanon, and that Sanon calledtwo
   yet-unnamed peoplewhompolice consider masterminds of the killing.
   Police security is seen during the Haiti's interim Prime Minister
   Claude Joseph news conference in Port-au-Prince, July 12, 2021.

   Charles said police have arrested 18 Colombians and 3 Haitians in
   connection with the attack,and that at least five other people were
   believed to still be at large.

   He said after interrogations of those in custody, police believe at
   least some of the suspects were hired by Miami-based company CTU
   Security.

   Moïsewas shot to death at his home in Port-au-Prince, the Haitian
   capital, early Wednesday.His wife,Martine Moïse, was seriously wounded
   in the attack and taken to Miami for treatment.

   The United States on Sunday sent a technical team to Haiti to assess
   its security and other needs.The team includes personnel from the
   Department of Homeland Security and theFederal Bureau of Investigation.

   The United States earlier rejected Haiti's request for troops to quell
   sporadic violence linked to the assassination.

   The Biden administration official said the U.S. would also consult with
   its regional partners on the Haitian turmoil and the United Nations.'¯

   Some information for this report came from the Associated Press,AFPand
   Reuters.'¯

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