Friday February 4 in Miami, the former Colombian military officer Mario Antonio Palacios (43) suspect number one for the Haitian justice in the assassination on July 7, 2021 of President Jovenel Moïse, accompanied by his lawyer Me Alfredo Izaguirre went to the miami district court.

During a short hearing Palacios' lawyer requested a postponement of the hearing, explaining that he could not meet his client due to visitation restrictions, Palacio being in isolation as part of the Covid-19 pandemic. Federal Judge Jacqueline Becerra accepted the request and postponed the hearing to March 4th.

Me Alfredo Izaguirre on leaving the court told AFP that his client will plead "not guilty" to the two charges brought against him ("conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the United States and of providing material support resulting in death, knowing that such material support would be used to prepare or carry out the conspiracy to kill or kidnap.")

Let's remember that if Palacios is found guilty faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35867-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35696-haiti-flash-palacios-confessed-that-the-final-plan-was-to-assassinate-the-president-of-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35640-haiti-flash-palacio-extradited-to-the-usa-first-official-indictment-in-the-assassination-of-president-moise.html

S/ HaitiLibre