ABC News' James Longman reports on the latest details surrounding his death amid the growing political unrest in Haiti.an President Jovenel Moise was killed in an attack at his home before dawn on Wednesday, the country's interim premier said.
Reaction has been pouring in from around the world condemning the assassination, including from U.S. PresidentReeling from the coronavirus pandemic, Haiti has also been in the midst of a constitutional crisis as Moise and opposition leaders disputed the end of his five-year presidential term and legislative elections remained interminably delayed.In this file photo taken on Oct. 22, 2019 President Jovenel Moise sits at the Presidential Palace in Port-au-Prince.
The assailants, who remain at large, were"well-trained commandos" who were speaking Spanish and most likely came from outside Haiti, according to Bocchit Edmond, Haiti's ambassador to the U.S. The group was"highly trained and heavily armed," according to Joseph, who called for an urgent United Nations Security Council meeting and an international investigation into the attack.
The streets of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince were largely deserted Wednesday, and Toussaint Louverture International Airport has been closed in the wake of the assassination. "We're still assessing, still gathering information, and the president of course will be briefed by his national security team this morning," she said."I am sending my sincere wishes for First Lady Moïse’s recovery. The United States offers condolences to the people of Haiti, and we stand ready to assist as we continue to work for a safe and secure Haiti," the statement said.
Moise had been governing by decree since January 2020, after the country failed to hold legislative elections and the legislature's mandate expired. Opposition leaders accused him of wanting to return Haiti to a dictatorship.
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Joe Biden in 1994: 'If Haiti—a God-awful thing to say—if Haiti just quietly sunk into the Caribbean or rose up 300 feet, it wouldn't matter a whole lot to our interests.'