Former Mayor Arrested in Connection with Assassination of Haitian President

Macky Kessa detained but not yet charged, as investigation into Jovenel Moïse's 2021 killing continues.

Macky Kessa, a former mayor of the southern coastal city of Jacmel, has been detained in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.
Kessa is being held in Haiti’s notorious National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince, but has not yet been charged.
The arrest occurred after Kessa met with Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire, the fifth judge to be appointed to the case.
More than 40 suspects have been arrested in the case, including 18 former Colombian soldiers and several high-ranking Haitian police officers.
While the case continues in Haiti, 11 suspects have been extradited to the U.S., with two of them already sentenced.