3 Police Officers Arrested In Connection To Slaying Of Haiti President

“I’m from a school that believes in dialogue,” Henry said as he called for unity and promised to meet with various sectors in upcoming days to build consensus. “The Haitian people are the solution to the crisis.”

Henry, a neurosurgeon and former Cabinet minister, has promised to form a provisional consensus government to lead Haiti until elections are held. He said he has already met with various unidentified actors as well as civil society and the private sector.

The government released the names of Henry’s Cabinet, with the ministers of justice, economy, finance, agriculture and others keeping their positions.

In the yard of the Nation Pantheon Museum in downtown Port-au-Prince, a crowd of international dignitaries and Haitian officials clad in sombre suits sat under the shade of pink and white bougainvillea to commemorate Moise, whose assassination stunned Haiti.

A large portrait of the slain president hung behind Joseph as he spoke to mourners. “The president is dead because of his political and social convictions,” he said.

Joseph accused oligarchs and criminals of assassinating the president’s character and then the president himself. He called on everyone to seize the moment as an opportunity to find a common purpose and durable, viable solutions.

Moise was shot multiple times and his wife was seriously wounded, and while officials have arrested at least 26 people in the case, it remains unclear who ultimately was behind the attack.

Police Chief Leon Charles announced four more formal arrests on Tuesday — at least three of them police officers, whose ranks he did not release.