Authorities in Haiti on Thursday forcefully pushed back against reports that current government officials were involved in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, calling them "a lie." Haitian authorities have otherwise not been very forthcoming with information about who might have been behind the killing, suggesting that media reports implicating current officials had struck a nerve in the government. Interim president Claude Joseph speaks during a news conference at his residence in Port-au-Prince on July 8. In addition, officials from the Justice Department's criminal and national security divisions, the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. attorney's office for the southern district of Florida are working with Haitian national police. Haiti had also requested U.S. military assistance, which President Joe Biden said Thursday is "not on the agenda."

Source: CBC News July 15, 2021 20:43 UTC