Haiti’s interim government asks the U.S. to deploy troops as it tries to stabilize the country and prepare for elections in the aftermath of President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination.
“We definitely need assistance and we’ve asked our international partners for help,” Interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph told The Associated Press in a phone interview late Friday. “We believe our partners can assist the national police in resolving the situation.”
But the Biden administration has so far given no indication it will provide military assistance. For now, it only plans to send FBI officials to assist with the ongoing investigation into a crime that has plunged Haiti,and gang violence, into a destabilizing battle for power and constitutional standoff.
Joseph expressed dismay that others would try to take advantage of Moïse’s murder for political gain.
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