Despite the judge’s approval of these critical depositions, there is one potential Haitian witness whom the defense lawyers in Miami won’t be able to question: Former Haitian Superior Court Judge Windelle Coq Thélot, who died in January.
Haitian authorities considered Thélot a key suspect in the investigation of Moïse’s killing. But she took to the grave unanswered questions about her alleged role in the assassination plot and whether she indeed promised immunity to the defendants in Miami who are accused of directing it.
According to prosecutors in Miami, Thélot gained the support of the suspected plotters in South Florida as a replacement for Moïse in June 2021, when they decided that Christian Sanon, a Haitian priest and physician, “was not a viable option to take over” the presidency.