A medical doctor. A religious leader. A failed Florida businessman. These are some of the details about the main suspect in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Mose. Local officials identified the suspect as Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a 62-year-old Haitian. He once expressed a desire to lead his country in a YouTube video. However, he is unknown among Haitian political groups. And friends suggested that those really behind the killing had tricked him. A friend of Sanon in the American state of Florida told The Associated Press the suspect is a religious leader and also a medical doctor in Haiti, but not in the U.S. The friend's name is not made public for reasons of safety. He reported that Sanon told him people claiming to represent the U.S. State and Justice departments said they wanted to make him president. He said the plan was only to arrest Mose, and Sanon would not have participated if he knew Mose would be killed. I guarantee you that, the friend said. This was supposed to be a mission to save Haiti from hell, with support from the U.S. government. Rev. Larry Caldwell, another religious leader and friend of Sanon in Florida, agreed. Caldwell said he worked with Sanon setting up religious centers and medical offices in Haiti between 2000 and 2010. He does not believe Sanon would have been involved in violence. I know the character of the man, Caldwell said. However, records show Sanon has never been approved to practice medicine or any other profession covered by Florida's Department of Health. They also show that Sanon started several businesses over the last 20 years, all of which failed.
