Main suspect in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has been arrested after 2 years

AP | A former justice official considered one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in 2021 was arrested Thursday in Haiti’s capital after being on the run for more than 2 years, police said.

Joseph Badio once worked for Haiti’s Ministry of Justice and at the government’s anti-corruption unit until he was fired for alleged ethics violations weeks before the assassination.

Badio was arrested in the neighborhood of Petion Vile in Port-au-Prince, National Police spokesman Garry Desrosiers said.

Moïse was shot at his private home in July 7, 2021, sending Haiti into a political crisis.

Several people had been arrested after Moïse assassination.

Earlier this month, former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph pleaded guilty to charges related to the assassination. A federal judge set his sentencing for December 19. The former senator was extradited from Jamaica to the U.S. in June accused of conspiring to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and providing material support resulting in death.

Two other people also have pleaded guilty. Haitian-Chilean businessman Rodolphe Jaar was sentenced in June to life in prison. The sentencing for former Colombian soldier German Alejandro Rivera Garcia is set for October 27.