Haiti President Jovenel Moise Assassination: Haitian-American Suspect Is a Former U.S. DEA Informant
President of Haiti Jovenel Moise (C) and his wife attend a funeral service for the late former Haitian president Rene Preval who passed away on March 3, 2017 at the age of 74, at the Champ de Mars area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 11, 2017. NurPhoto / Contributor/ Getty Images

One of the Haitian-American suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise was reported to be a former informant to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

A DEA official told Reuters on Monday, July 12, that the suspect had reached out to the DEA after Jovenel Moise's assassination and the agency urged him to surrender.

It can be remembered that in the early days of the investigation in Moise's assassination, two Haitian-American men were arrested.

The said suspects were identified as Joseph Vincent, 55, and James Solages, 35. They were charged for joining 26 Colombians in the fatal attack on Jovenel Moise.

"One of the suspects in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise was a confidential source to the DEA," said the DEA official, who was not identified by the outlet.

Despite disclosing the information, the official did not name which among Vincent and Solages were the informant. However, the DEA official noted that the suspect was not an "active informant" during the time of the assassination.

"These individuals were not acting on behalf of DEA," the official added.

According to Reuters, Solages described himself online as a "certified diplomatic agent" and the former "chief commander of bodyguards" for the Canadian Embassy in Haiti. No details about Vincent were provided.

The report about one of the suspects being a DEA informant came after Vincent and Solages said the original plan was not to kill Jovenel Moise but to serve a 2019 arrest warrant from a Haitian investigative judge.

Haiti President Assassination: Haitian Doctor Wants to Replace Jovenel Moise in His Post

As the investigation for the assassination of the Haiti President continues, Daily Mail reported that Haitian doctor Christian Emmanuel Sanon, who was accused to be the mastermind of the assassination, campaigned to replace Moise in his post.

The outlet noted that in 2011, Sanon launched a website entitled "Dr. Christian Sanon Leadership pour Haiti." Although the 2011 website vanished, Daily Mail reported that archived web pages revealed a porta for donations and news updates on Sanon's efforts like building clinics after the country was hit by an earthquake in 2010.

Apart from the website, the Daily Mail also mentioned a letter addressed to Julie Chung, who is the acting assistant secretary of the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

The letter noted that Jovenel Moise "stolen" the democracy Haitians died to create, adding that the late Haitian president intended to "use his power, intimidation, and unending wide-scale brutality" to broaden and expand his control of Haiti.

The letter also uncovered that Sanon was chosen to be the interim leader after "extensive consultations," where he will serve a maximum of three years while the country's government is still rebuilding.

The said letter was published on a different website that was taken down after June 7. Supporters of the site included a UN official named Willy Louis, Daily Mail reported.

Haiti President Jovenel Moise Assassination

Jovenel Moise was assassinated on July 7 by a group of two dozen mercenaries, including two Haitian Americans and 26 Colombians, The Guardian reported.

Some of the suspects were reported to be former soldiers who overpowered the staff and security present in Moise's villa.

As the investigation continues, the group has reportedly offered their own contradictory explanations about what they were involved in.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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