Ali says shocked, stunned by Moise assassination

President Irfaan Ali said he is shocked and stunned by the tragic news of the assassination of the President of the Republic of Haiti, His Excellency Jovenel Moïse.  “This horrific act is a tragedy for both Haiti and the Caribbean.

Those responsible for this indefensible and cowardly execution must be brought swiftly to justice,” the Guyanese leader said in a statement.

According to Ali, political assassination has no place in the contemporary Caribbean. “It solves nothing nor resolves anything. Such murderous actions are repugnant to the values of the regional integration movement and incompatible with democratic values and constitutional rule.

The assassination of President Moïse compounds the already disquieting political and constitutional crisis in Haiti.” Ali whose government recently imposed visa requirement on Haitians says Guyana will continue to work with the Caribbean Community in seeking to engage with Haiti in order to ensure peace and stability.

“On behalf of the Government and people of Guyana, and on my own behalf, I extend deepest condolences to the Government and people of the Republic of Haiti and to the wife and family of our dear departed brother, Jovenel.

I ask all Guyanese to pay respectful homage to the memory of our fallen Caribbean statesman.”