They riddled him with bullets, didn't let him say a word: Haiti president's widow speaks up on his assassination
Martine Moise, and assassinated Haitian president, Jovenel Moise (File Photo)
"They riddled him with bullets, didn't let him say a word,"said slain Haiti President Jovenel Moise's widow, speaking up on his assassination that shocked the Caribbean nation.
It was Martine Moise's first public statements following the deadly attack on the leader. The first lady, who was rushed to US after being gravely wounded in the attack, asked the nation not to 'lose its way'.
"In the blink of an eye, the mercenaries entered my house and riddled my husband with bullets,"Martine Moise said in an audio message posted on Twitter, three days after her husband was shot and killed in their home.
"This act has no name because you have to be a limitless criminal to assassinate a president like Jovenel Moïse, without even giving him the chance to say a single word."
"Thank you, God, I am alive. I am alive but I have lost my husband Jovenel," she said.
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Pradel Henriquez, Haiti's minister of culture and communications, confirmed the authenticity of the remarks to news agency, AFP.
Following the attack in the early hours of Wednesday, Martine Moise was rushed to a Haitian hospital, following which she had to be evacuated to Miami for treatment.
Reports said that 28 men surrounded the couple in their home, including 26 Colombians and two Haitian-Americans, and began firing.
Three of the assailants were killed, while 17 have been arrested. There are still a few at large, according to police. It's not clear why the attack occurred.
Despite my tears, she said, "we cannot allow this country to derail." saying Moise's spilled blood must not be in vain.
Her husband's death has thrown Haiti in chaos, the poorest country in the Americas.
Amid deep uncertainty over its political future, the international community has called on the impoverished Caribbean country to go ahead with the presidential and legislative elections slated for later this year.
Despite deep uncertainty about Haiti's political future, the international community says that the impoverished Caribbean country must hold its upcoming presidential and legislative elections.
Martine Moise assured her that she would not abandon her country and promised Haitians that soon she'll engage with them directly on Facebook.
(With inputs from agencies)