Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or role in the kidnapping of 16 U.S.

missionaries in Haiti. Haiti National Police The ... In the run-up to the trial, Joly tried to get the kidnapping charges dismissed, arguing that he was illegally extradited to the U.S. by Haitian ...

He also tried to suppress information at his trial, including his previous role in the kidnapping of several U.S. citizens in the summer of 2021, his leadership role in 400 Mawozo’s ...

The one-time ‘king’ of one of Haiti’s most violent criminal gang ... that funneled high-powered weapons to gang members using kidnapping proceeds, will soon learn if he will face more ...

Germine Joly, once one of the most powerful gang leaders in Haiti — even when he was ... prosecutors argued in the trial. The kidnapped group comprised 12 adults and five children, including ...

Missionaries working in Haiti, the group was taken at ... In the run-up to the trial, Joly tried to get the kidnapping charges dismissed, arguing that he was illegally extradited to the U.S ...

For 62 nights they were held in captivity, hidden in an unknown location at the eastern edge of Haiti’s capital. At almost every turn, they were guarded, held at gunpoint and kept in such ...