Doctor Arrested With Supposed Ties To Haitian President's Assassination

Published July 12, 2021 at 12:06 PM CDT

A Haitian doctor has been arrested with ties to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

More than 20 suspects are now in police custody, but questions still remain.

Here & Now‘s Don Gonyea talks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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