After more than 2 years of investigation on the money laundering case, in which President Jovenel Moïse was indicted following a report from the Central Financial Intelligence Unit (UCREF), the investigating judge, Brédy Fabien considered that there was no matter to prosecute and handed over Wednesday to the Commissioner of the Government Paul Eronce Vilard, an order of dismissal that discharges Jovenel Moïse from any charge of money laundering.

Recall that this case, which began long before Jovenel Moïse was President, originated in a report in the UCREF report concerning a supposed account in US dollars BNC #0340 000 272 making transactions of more than 5 million dollars, a much higher amount than the commercial activities Jovenel Moïse. After analyzing the bank accounts of Jovenel Moïse UCREF in its report had concluded "It is possible that Mr. Jovenel Moïse manipulated funds that have nothing to do with his companies".

Jovenel Moïse throughout this case has never ceased to claim his innocence and to deny that this account is in dollars but that it was an account in Gourdes (which makes all the difference) that made submit via his lawyers as proof a certificate of the BNC certifying the opening of this account in Gourdes and not in dollars.

It should be recalled that already two years ago, the investigating judge had already concluded that there was no reason to prosecute, but it was at the request of the Government Jean Danton Léger, who wished that certain points of this affair be deepened, that the instruction continued.

Reacting to this order, Me André Michel fierce political opponent of President Moses and Civil Party Lawyer, constitued for Professor Ernest Bolivar in this case, says that this order he qualifies as an order of convenience, does not correspond to the reality of the alleged facts and asserts that the battle is far from over "We are waiting for the order to be served by the prosecution of Port-au-Prince to attack by the Court of Appeal Port-au-Prince [...]"

To be continued...

SL/ HaitiLibre