An ex-soldier recruited to join a group of Colombians accused of involvement in last week’s assassination of Haiti’s president added his voice to a chorus of family and colleagues who say the men were contracted to provide security, not to kill.
Multiple relatives and colleagues of the Colombians have raised doubts over the Haitian authorities’ report, saying the men were hired as bodyguards.Luisa Gonzalez / ReutersBOGOTA —
“If I had traveled, I would possibly be involved in the same thing that the commandos there are, unfortunately,” Gutierrez told Reuters late on Monday. Multiple relatives and colleagues of the Colombians have raised doubts over the Haitian authorities’ report, saying the men were hired as bodyguards.The men were to earn $2,700 a month to help protect Moise, he said, and were assured they would work in concert with Haitian authorities.
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