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Haiti marks the anniversary of Moise's murder as a gang violence spiral

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Harold Isaac and Brian Ellsworth

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haitian on Thursday celebrates the first anniversary of President Jovenel Moise's murder, which created a gap in power due to the murder. increase. And it even allowed national gangs to expand their territory and even take over the headquarters of national courts.

Haitian police have arrested more than 40 people, but no one is still charged with a serious murder in which armed groups, including former Colombian soldiers, attacked Moise's house in a pre-dawn attack. I have not.

Last month, a gang known as "5 Segon" or "5 Seconds" dominated the Palace of Justice, Port O'Prince, home of Haitian's court system. Shatter the remaining hopes for the progress of the investigation into the killing of Moise.

"A year later, the investigation hasn't progressed," said Samuel Magistin, a lawyer who heads the ClearEyes Foundation, a Haitian human rights group. "A person who has never met a judge has been arrested for a year."

Prime Minister Ariel Henry's office, which has been in power since last year, will hold Moise on Wednesday and July 7. He said it would be a commemorative holiday.

The country's Ministry of Culture said on Twitter that it was building the mausoleum of the late president.

Haiti has been suffering from gang violence for years, but since last year it has been abducted for everyone, from high-ranking government officials to everyday citizens. Is increasing rapidly nationwide.

The turf battle between Chen Mechan and 400 Mawozo gangs in April and May (the latter kidnapped 19 American and Canadian missionaries last year) killed 150 people and about Right activists have timed to drive 10,000 people out of the house.

It is fueling a wave of migration by Haitians trying to reach the United States, either via the land border with Mexico or via the sea on awkward and overcrowded vessels.

Henry states that the authorities will hold an election, but that voting is not possible in the current security situation.

The Henry government spokesperson did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

US prosecutors have charged three people for being involved in a plot to kill Moise, but Haiti's investigation is stalled.

The case was assigned to a fifth judge after the previous four resigned in a complaint of threats and threats to personal safety.

Reflecting the widespread collapse of Haitian's judicial system, authorities were unable to regain control of the Palace of Justice from the gang that took over in a gun battle with police in June.

A gang leader known as Izo in a voice memo circulated in WhatsApp said his group had hijacked the Palace of Justice.

State prosecutor Jack Lafontant told local media last month that the recording was transcribed and used as evidence for Izo.

At a press conference on June 28, Haitian National Police spokesperson Gary Desrosiers said police are planning to reclaim the building, but will need to obtain additional materials and equipment.

A lawyer working in a building says the building is under the control of a gang. (Report by Harold Isaac of Port-au-Price and Brian Ellsworth of Miami, edited by Leslie Adler)