Wife of assassinated Haitian president is indicted in his killing
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Haiti: Widow of Slain President Among Dozens Indicted
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The Spin
Narrative A
There is a classic coup d'etat underway in Haiti right now, as Prime Minister Henry takes advantage of the country's corrupt justice system to unjustly persecute his opponents. It's Henry himself who benefited the most from the killing of Moïse, and — all too coincidentally — he had telephone contact with Badio the night of the murder.
Narrative B
While Prime Minister Henry has been accused of being complicit in the killing and now using the state machinery to advance his agenda, it's undeniably strange that Martine told people in the National Palace, just two days after the death of her husband, that Moïse hadn't done anything "for us" in office and that she wanted to succeed him with the help of Claude Joseph.