Statue of Themis, USA. File photoWASHINGTON, May 10. Suspect in the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, John Joel Joseph, was extradited to the United States and appeared in court on Monday in Miami, according to the US Department of Justice. «A Haitian citizen was extradited from Jamaica to the US on Friday to face charges in Florida's Southern District for his alleged involvement in the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moise on July 7, 2021. Joseph Joel John, 51, first appeared in court before a judge… in Miami «, — said in a statement on the website of the Department of Justice. The man is accused of «conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and provide material support, which led to death.» If found guilty, John Joel Joseph faces life imprisonment. Suspected of murdering former opposition senator in Haiti, John Joel Joseph was found with his wife and two children in a small village in Jamaica, where they lived under false names. The family is believed to have arrived on the island by boat in December 2021. The former senator was the alleged financial manager of the operation and coordinated meetings with the hitmen. Haitian President Jovenel Moise was mortally wounded in an attack on his residence on the night of July 7, 2021. His wife was also wounded and was being treated in a hospital in the American city of Miami. More than 40 people have been detained by Haitian authorities, including 18 Colombian citizens, five US citizens and four police officers, two members of the presidential security service and the alleged mastermind of the crime, physician and pastor Emmanuel Sanon.
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