Two arrested Americans claim they were just 'translators' in the assassination plot, a Haitian judge [View all]
Source: New York Times
Two arrested Americans claim they were just ‘translators’ in the assassination plot, a Haitian judge says.
By Catherine Porter and Frances Robles
July 9, 2021, 4:46 a.m. ET
Two Americans arrested in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti this week said that they were not in the room when he was killed and that they had worked only as translators for the hit squad, a Haitian judge said on Friday.
Clément Noël, a judge who is involved with the investigation and who interviewed both men soon after their arrest, said that neither was injured in the assault.
One of the Americans was identified as James J. Solages, a U.S. citizen who lived in South Florida and previously worked as a security guard at the Canadian Embassy in Haiti. The other was identified as Joseph Vincent, 55.
Judge Noël, speaking by telephone, said that he could not provide details on the wider plot or a possible motive, but said the two Americans maintained that the plot had been planned intensively for a month.
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“They were all wearing the same boots,” said Justice Dieudonné.
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