The big trial involving the assassination of the Haitian president is winding down. Closing arguments could be next week. And this sounds like it's been an interesting one. Just this week, the defense attempted to call a Vodou expert. Yes, a Vodou expert. The theory was apparently that the manner in which President Moise's body was treated after being murdered (both his arms were broken and his face "was destroyed") suggested something more or different than a simple assassination for pay.
But Judge Becerra wasn't going for it. “I find it curious that a Vodou priest would be able to take the stand and say that he is well-versed in Vodou assassinations, which appears to me to be something, on its face, impossible because it’s not something that that religion condones."
I guess we'll never find out what the hourly rate of a Vodou expert is.
The Herald recaps where things stand here.
I hope the transcript includes this exchange:
ReplyDeleteThe power of voodoo.
Who do?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the babe.
But the body was mutilated in a ritualistic manner after the death.
ReplyDeleteI am sure the Catholic Church does not approve of satanic possession, and yet there are priests that are specialists and experts in satanic possession.
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