More than a dozen arrested in connection with assassination of Haitian president

Jovenel Moise, 53, was shot dead in July 2021 in a killing which sparked chaos in Haiti

Eighteen people have been arrested in association with the 2021 assassination of the Haitian president Jovenel Moise, according to US officials.

Moise, 53, was shot dead on 7 July 2021, at his private residence by a hired group of about 20 military-trained Colombian mercenaries. His security detail did not intervene to protect him.