The wife of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was indicted by a judge this week in connection with her husband’s murder in 2021.
Haitian Judge Walther Voltaire indicted former first lady Martine Moïse, the country’s former prime minister, police chief, and dozens of others, including several former Colombian soldiers, in the case.
The indictment accuses Martine Moïse of knowing about the plot and being complicit in it, according to The Wall Street Journal, which noted that there was no direct evidence of her being involved. The judge said that he found she made contradictory statements and that other defendants said she wanted to be president after her husband was dead.
Martine Moïse’s lawyer, Paul Turner, slammed the conspiracy to murder charge as a sham and said that the judge was politically motivated.
“These trumped-up charges by a kangaroo court against…
