A suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in his bedroom in July of 2021, accepted a plea agreement from US federal prosecutors on Friday
Rodolphe Jaar pleaded guilty in US federal court to three counts involving providing material support including personnel and services in a conspiracy to kidnap and kill Moise, according to the plea agreement. As part of the deal, Jaar has agreed to be sentenced by a judge. The maximum sentence for each of the three counts is life in prison.
The plea deal can be revoked if Jaar is found to have misrepresented any facts or commits any misconduct after entering into the deal, according to the agreement. Jaar, who is from Haiti, was one of several suspects who were at large during the months after Moise’s assassination, CNN previously reported. He was arrested in the Dominican Republic and extradited to the United States in January 2022. Jaar’s sentencing is scheduled for June 2, 2023.
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