Man charged with planning to overthrow Haitian government
Published:Friday | November 18, 2022 | 12:06 AM
MONTREAL (AP):
A Canadian man has been charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of the late Jovenel Moïse, authorities said Thursday.
Gérald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on December 1 to face three terrorism-related charges, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Quebec said in a news release.
Nicolas is charged with leaving Canada to facilitate a terrorist activity, facilitating a terrorist activity and providing property for terrorist purposes.
Police say their investigation is not related to the July 2021 assassination of Moïse.
The Mounties allege that Nicolas, a resident of Lévis, Quebec, planned to stage an armed revolution in Haiti and ultimately seize power.
Nicolas travelled to Haiti to coordinate a group of individuals who planned to take part in the coup, police said.