Three days after Haiti’s president was killed inside his home on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, it’s still unclear who ordered and carried out the brazen hit. Protesters scuffle with riot police at a rally in 2019 calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moise. “The president was assassinated by his own guards, not by the Colombians,” prominent opposition politician Steven Benoit told Haitian radio station Magik9 on Friday. Joseph, Haiti’s self-declared leader, has also come under new scrutiny, with one high-profile member of the political opposition accusing him of orchestrating a coup. They say Joseph Lambert, the head of Haiti’s Senate, should take over as president and Ariel Henry be confirmed as prime minister.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 10, 2021 21:26 UTC