John Joël Joseph

John Joël Joseph (born 1971), also known as Joseph Joel John,[1][2] is a Haitian politician who was a member of the Senate of Haiti.[3]

Life

Six days after the assassination of Jovenel Moïse in July 2021, a police warrant for his arrest was launched.[4] Haitian National Police Chief Léon Charles said that Joseph was a mastermind of the plot, furnishing the attackers with weapons and organizing meetings.[5] In January 2022 he was arrested in Jamaica under suspicion of the president's murder.[6] On 10 May 2022 he was charged with conspiracy in connection to the murder.[7]

References
  1. Brian Ellsworth; Kylie Madry (May 10, 2022). "U.S. charges third suspect in assassination of Haiti's Moise". Reuters. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. "Third Man Charged in Connection with Plot to Kill Haitian President". www.justice.gov. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. "Former Haiti senator arrested in Jamaica over president's murder: police source". uk.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-01-15..
  4. "Assassinat du président haïtien Jovenel Moïse | Un ex-sénateur, un homme d'affaires et un ex-fonctionnaire recherchés". La Presse (in French). 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  5. Alire Garcia, David; Nicols, Michelle; Psaledakis, Daphne; Griffin, Oliver; Beth Solomon, Daina; Garrison, Cassandra (15 July 2021). "Haitians protest, pay tribute as country grapples with president's killing". Reuters. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. "Jovenel Moïse murder: Ex-senator arrested in Jamaica". BBC News. 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  7. "Jovenel Moïse murder: Ex-senator charged with conspiracy. On October 10, 2023, Joseph was charged again in a Miami courthouse in connection to the murder. Joseph is scheduled for sentencing on December 19th, 2023<". BBC News. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10. On October 10, 2023, Joseph was charged again in a Miami courthouse in connection to the murder. Joseph is scheduled for sentencing on December 19th, 2023.
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