Jovenel Moïse Assassination: Léon Charles Summoned Before Judge Jean Denis Cyprien

Former Haitian National Police (PNH) Director General Léon Charles has been summoned to appear on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 1 p.m. before the criminal investigation chamber as part of the national investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

According to a summons issued by investigating judge Jean Denis Cyprien, the former senior police official is being called to answer the court’s questions about his alleged involvement in a case that continues to raise many questions nearly five years later.

Particularly serious charges

The document notes that Léon Charles has been charged with alleged complicity in several serious offenses, including criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, terrorism, murder and attempted murder.

The charges relate to the armed attack carried out on the night of July 6-7, 2021, on President Jovenel Moïse‘s private residence in Pèlerin 5.

An investigation still under way

In the attack, the head of state was fatally wounded, while his wife, former First Lady Martine Moïse, survived after being seriously injured.

The new summons is part of the ongoing judicial investigation in Haiti to establish responsibility for one of the most significant crimes in the country’s recent political history.

Léon Charles‘s hearing is being closely watched, as several civilian, police and political figures have already been questioned or implicated in the investigation.

The case remains closely followed by the public, which continues to demand full light on the circumstances of the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.