Overview:
Martine Moïse, widow of Haiti’s last elected president Jovenel Moïse, testified in a U.S. federal court in Miami about the 2021 assassination that killed her husband and left her wounded. Four men are on trial in connection with a conspiracy prosecutors say was planned partly in South Florida. Her testimony recounts the violent attack on the couple’s home near Port-au-Prince and the afte...
The strongest version of this narrative centers on a high-stakes international conspiracy with deep political roots in Haiti and operational ties to South Florida. Martine Moïse’s testimony provides a visceral account of the assassination, reinforcing the gravity of the crime and its destabilizing impact on Haiti. The prosecution’s case hinges on the defendants’ alleged roles in planning and financing the plot, while the defense counters with claims of entrapment and misdirection by powerful act...