Jamaica to deport Colombian wanted in Haiti president assassination

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1. Suspect linked to killing of Haiti's president is detained in Panama

Source: The Guardian

Suspect linked to killing of Haiti’s president is detained in Panama

Mario Antonio Palacios held en route from Jamaica to Colombia, and may have been taken to US

Peter Beaumont
Tue 4 Jan 2022 13.12 GMT

A suspected member of the group involved in the murder last year of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse, has been detained while transiting through Panama after his release by a court in Jamaica.

Mario Antonio Palacios, 43, a former member of the Colombian military, is accused by Haitian authorities of being part of a mercenary group that tortured and killed Moïse and wounded his wife, Martine, during an attack on Moïse’s private home in July.

Palacios has admitted in a media interview being in Moïse’s bedroom during the assault in which the president died, but has denied being involved in the killing.

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Jamaica instead ordered his deportation to Colombia, but while transiting to his home country via Panama he was intercepted at the airport and is believed to have been put on a flight to the US, which, like Haiti, has issued an Interpol red notice requesting his arrest.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/suspect-linked-to-killing-of-haitis-president-is-detained-in-panama