DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was convicted based on criminal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of the former President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise, on 7 July 2021.

51-year old Chilean-Haitian businessman Rodolphe Jaar was convicted to life in prison for his role in the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Jaar had been charged in the United States in January 2022 in the same Miami court, the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is sentenced for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to murder the Haitian President Moise.

Jaar is the first person to be convicted and sentenced for the murder of Moise. US prosecutors say behind the murder was a plot by conspirators in Haiti and Florida to reap lucrative contracts under a new administration once Moise was out of the way. An additional 10 defendants are awaiting trial in the...