Assassination of Jovenel Moïse: The FBI Interviews Five Colombians Involved in the Case

PORT-AU-PRINCE.— The investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse takes a new turn. Five of the seventeen former Colombian soldiers incarcerated in Haiti for their alleged involvement in the July 7, 2021 operation were transferred this week to the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ) to be interviewed by the FBI, their lawyers stated.

According to Ms. Nathalie Délisca, only one of them, Edwin Enrique Blanquicet Rodriguez, was interviewed on Wednesday, November 19. The interviews, conducted via videoconference, are part of strengthened judicial cooperation between Washington and Port-au-Prince, aiming to shed light on the grey areas of a still explosive case.

This initiative follows a request made by several co-defendants prosecuted in the United States, including James Solages, Antonio Intriago, Joseph Vincent, and Emmanuel Sanon, who sought the support of the DCPJ to allow federal investigators to question the Colombian detainees.

This new development comes one month after a key decision by the Port-au-Prince Court of Appeal, which ordered, on October 13, a deepening of investigations, particularly into transnational financial flows and communications surrounding the armed operation.

More than four years after the events, the Moïse case continues to highlight the extent of its international ramifications, revealing a complex file at the intersection of geopolitical interests, opaque financial networks, and persistent institutional failures.