Preachers have been snatched during sermons, teachers abducted from classes and buses hijacked on highways. Gangs that were connected to Moise have continued to operate with impunity, often using government vehicles robbery, rape and kidnapping for ransom have reached epidemic levels.
The latest round of violent upheaval in Haiti is inextricably linked to Jovenel Moise, who won the presidency in 2016 in flawed elections and then proceeded to strip away institutions, rule by decree and - even after constitutional experts said his term had expired - remain in power until he was assassinated in July.Īlong the way, he enjoyed the support of both the Trump and Biden administrations.
