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Many of the details of the president's assassination attack remain a mystery. Haitian police have blamed a group of mainly foreign mercenaries - 26 Colombians and two Haitian Americans.

At least 20 have been detained, while three were killed by police and five are still on the run. Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a Florida-based Haitian doctor, has been accused by police of masterminding the plot.

The nation expects no less from its leaders," he added. Ex-soldiers 'knew of plot to kill Haiti president'. Haiti wants foreign troops after leader's murder. Both Henry and Joseph stressed the government needed to restore order and security as well as work to strengthen an economy wrecked by crime and the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony on Tuesday took place as official memorial services began for Moise, who was killed on July 7 in the middle of the night at his private residence in Port-au-Prince by a group of more than 20 mostly Colombian mercenaries.

The leader's own security chief, some Haitian police officers and a couple of Haitian-Americans have been taken into custody on suspicion of involvement in the conspiracy to murder the president. Moise's killing has rocked an already fragile political system while focusing attention on weak security institutions beset by powerful gangs that control swathes of Haiti like feudal lords.

Henry, a year-old neurosurgeon, was tapped by Moise to be the new prime minister just days before he was assassinated, but was not then formally sworn in to the position. Joseph held onto the post of prime minister in the immediate aftermath of the assassination despite criticism from domestic political opponents who accused him of pursuing a reckless power grab.

The officers are not formally considered suspects. Haitian police identified the fourth suspect, who was not a police officer, as Dominick Cauvin. He set up a similarly named company, the Armotech Group Inc. A main opposition coalition known as the Democratic and Popular Sector called Henry a puppet of the international community and rejected his appointment.

She had been recovering at a hospital in Miami. On Monday, her office issued the first public statement since the killing, noting that the presidential family would pay for the funeral as it thanked Haitians for their support.