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Haiti faces uncertain future as mourning first lady returns

Haiti President Killed
Posted at 4:01 PM, Jul 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-18 16:01:43-04

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s political future is growing murkier after the surprise return of first lady Martine Moïse, who was released from a hospital in Miami where she was treated for injuries following an attack in which the president was assassinated.

Some experts were surprised at how quickly Martine Moïse reappeared in Haiti afer the July 7 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse and questioned whether she plans to become involved in the country’s politics.

Martine did not make any public statements after she descended a private jet on Saturday.