Former Haitian Senator Sentenced to Life for Role in President's Assassination

Joseph Joel John becomes third person charged in connection with 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.

Former Haitian senator Joseph Joel John has been sentenced to life in prison by a US court for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
John pleaded guilty in October to charges including conspiring to kill and kidnap a person outside the US, and providing material support and resources to carry out the plot to kill Moise.
John is the third person to be charged in connection with Moise's assassination, following Mario Antonio Palacios and Rodolphe Jaar, both of whom were arrested and charged in 2022.
Since Moise's assassination, Haiti has experienced deepening unrest, with the spread of gangs and a wave of violence sweeping the nation.
The UN Security Council has approved the deployment of a multinational support mission to help Haiti's national police fight gang violence, with Kenya taking a leading role and pledging 1,000 police to the mission.