Moïse Jean-Charles Questions His Testimony in Jovenel Moïse Assassination Case
The Pitit Dessalines leader alleged possible 'judicial manipulation' as he appeared before investigating judge Jean Denis Cyprien.
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Moïse Jean-Charles, secretary general of the Haitian party Pitit Dessalines, questioned his appearance as a witness in the ongoing case over the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, according to almomento.net, citing the newspaper Gazzette Haïti. Reporting is developing and drawn from a single source.
The politician said he attended willing to cooperate before judge Jean Denis Cyprien to help clarify the crime, but warned of possible 'judicial manipulation.' 'If this hearing is part of a politically motivated persecution, I will condemn it with all my strength,' declared the former senator and mayor of Milot, who appeared alongside supporters and his lawyer, Dieuseul Simon Desras.
Also testifying in recent hours in the same case were the secretary general of the Presidency, Marie Élisabeth Régine, and program host Jean Monard Métellus, who likewise alluded to alleged judicial maneuvers, the report said.
According to Gazzette Haïti, as the investigation continues and new witnesses are summoned to answer the magistrate's questions, the hearings are reviving public concern over unresolved aspects of the complex case. The reported claims of manipulation could not be independently verified.