MIAMI (AP) — A former Haitian senator pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the United States to charges related to the 2021 assassination of former President Jovenel Moïse.
John Joel Joseph made his appearance at a Miami federal court and changed his plea after reaching an agreement with the government.
Joseph, a very well known politician and opponent of the slain president's Tet Kale party, is one of the 11 people facing charges related to the killing in South Florida.
Political Cartoons View All 1206 ImagesEight more defendants are waiting trial in the United States.
The former senator was arrested in Jamaica in January, and in March he agreed to be extradited to the U.S.
Persons:
—, Jovenel Moïse, John Joel Joseph, Jose Martinez, Joseph, president's, Rodolphe Jaar, Alejandro Rivera Garcia, Moïse
Organizations:
MIAMI, Colombian, U.S
Locations:
United States, Miami, Federal, Jamaica, South Florida, Haitian, Chilean, Haiti, Port