Anatoly Kurmanaev & Maria Abi-Habib — "Haitian Prime Minister Had Close Links With Murder Suspect" (New York Times, 2022) Type: Investigative journalism

Anatoly Kurmanaev & Maria Abi-Habib — "Haitian Prime Minister Had Close Links With Murder Suspect" (New York Times, 2022) Full citation: Anatoly Kurmanaev and Maria Abi-Habib, "Haitian Prime Minister Had Close Links With Murder Suspect," The New York Times, January 10, 2022. https://w.nytimes.com/2022/01/10/world/americas/haiti-prime-minister-henry-assassination.html Type: Investigative journalism Published: January 10, 2022 Period covered: July 2021 (assassination and immediate aftermath) Summary This follow-up investigation by Anatoly Kurmanaev and Maria Abi-Habib reveals that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry maintained close, undisclosed communications with Joseph Felix Badio — the former Justice Ministry official accused of orchestrating Moïse's assassination — before and after the killing. Drawing on phone records and interviews with Haitian officials and a principal suspect (Rodolphe Jaar), the reporters documented that Henry received two calls from Badio totaling approximately seven minutes in the early morning hours following the assassination, placed from near Moïse's home.