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For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Marcus Frias Rep. Waters Statement on Assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse |
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee and a long-time friend of Haiti, sent a letter today to the Honorable Michele J. Sison, U.S. Ambassador to Haiti, in response to reports that a death squad headed by Jimmy Cherizier, commonly known as "Barbecue," has carried out violent attacks in several impoverished Port-au-Prince neighborhoods during the past week, with the support of the Haitian police.
The text of the letter follows:
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee and a long-time friend of Haiti, issued the following statement today upon learning of the attempted assassination this morning of Joel Edouard "Pacha" Vorbe, a member of the Executive Committee of the Fanmi Lavalas political party and an associate of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide:
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