Four Florida Men Convicted in Haiti President's 2021 Murder

Were the four rightfully sentenced or were they scapegoats in an incomplete trial?

Published MAY 9

Four Florida Men Convicted in Haiti President's 2021 Murder

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Above: Jovenel Moïse in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 29, 2018. Image credit: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The men were rightfully convicted for conspiring to assassinate Moïse in a greed-driven plot to seize power and land lucrative contracts. The evidence was overwhelming — 8,000 gigabytes of data, 40-plus witnesses and a 900-page summary of texts detailing every step of the scheme. Justice was served, and these men deserve every bit of the life sentences heading their way.

The Miami Herald

Establishment-critical narrative

Convicting these men without ever identifying who actually ordered Moïse's killing is not justice — it's a performance. Key witnesses stayed in Haiti, classified procedures shielded critical evidence and major political figures like former Prime Minister Ariel Henry were never even called to testify. The Miami trial answered almost nothing about who truly masterminded the assassination.

The Haitian Times