Thursday, October 19, 2023: Under arrest, wanted since 2021, and on the run. The Haitian National Police (PNH) has confirmed Divisional Inspector Gary Desrosiers, the PNH’s spokesperson, that Joseph Félix BADIO, a former member of the Anti-Corruption Unit who was fired on May 17, 2021 for grave ethical violations and one of the primary suspects in President Moïse’s assassination, was taken into custody in Pétion-ville inside a supermarket.
Accused of assassination, attempted murder, and armed robbery, Badio is one of the primary suspects in the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Moïse at his residence. It is believed that he oversaw logistics, house rentals, and equipment purchases.
Accused of assassination, attempted murder, and armed robbery, Badio is one of the primary suspects in the July 7, 2021, assassination of President Moïse at his residence. It is believed that he oversaw logistics, house rentals, and equipment purchases. One of the investigating findings claims that on the day of the assassination, Joseph Félix Badio communicated with Prime Minister a.i. Ariel Henry as well as the commandos. At the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police, Badio is now being questioned.