Colombia’s top law enforcement official said on Friday that 17 former Colombian soldiers were believed to be involved in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moise. National Police Director-General Jorge Luis Vargas Valencia said the men “may have belonged to the national army” of Colombia, but left the military between 2018 and 2020. Two of the men died during the standoff with the Haitian police. The Colombian police chief did not give any information on why the men had left the military. Vargas said four unnamed firms had been involved in the “recruitment, the gathering of these people” tied to the assassination. The …
