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Published 16:00 IST, January 5th 2022

Panama extradites suspected Haitian president killer

Panamanian Immigration authorities have confirmed the extradition of former Colombian military officer Mario Palacios Palacios, the main suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse

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Panamanian Immigration authorities have confirmed the extradition of former Colombian military officer Mario Palacios Palacios, the main suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse

He was scheduled to appear Tuesday in federal court in Miami.

According to Panama's Migration Institute Director Samira Gozaine, he arrived at Tocumen International Airport Monday afternoon as a deportee in transit from Jamaica and was then transferred to Miami late Monday night.

At the time of being boarded by authorities, Palacios decided to accept the abbreviated process of voluntary extradition,  Gozaine said.

Updated 16:00 IST, January 5th 2022