To my esteemed friend and brother, Me Agénor CADET
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 3 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Dear Master,
How are you? Every time I have the opportunity to read a text or watch a video about the assassination of the late President Jovenel Moïse, my heart is deeply wounded. I feel great
shame thinking that such a visionary man, aware of his country's problems and devoted to his people, could have been treated with so much injustice. As you so
rightly mentioned, he was humiliated, misunderstood, and betrayed, not by foreign leaders, but by his Haitian brothers and sisters. Although his mandate, which he did not have time to complete, was marked by
many difficulties, he nevertheless made very good decisions and left behind significant achievements, and not the least of them. It is regrettable that the Haitian people
did not know how to take advantage of the benevolence and goodness of this president. He repeatedly stated that he had no blood on his hands and would never betray
Haiti or the Haitian people. I firmly believe that we will pay, for many
years, the price of this heinous assassination. It is painful to hear some try to exonerate themselves by claiming that the late President Jovenel was not the problem, but that it was the opposition, to quote one of its leading figures. I say it and I repeat it: Mr. Jovenel Moïse followed in the footsteps of President Estimé, and he could have gone even further. May God reserve a special place for him in
His eternal home. The question that must be asked and which, in my opinion, should challenge the conscience of
everyone is this: what have we done since then? The very one who loudly proclaimed that he was not capable, and that his group and he could do better: where is he today? What is his record and that of the members of the CPT he brought forth?
To quote my beloved mother: What a waste of spirit! Everyone believes they have expert hands, but no one achieves a real result. Once again, the Haitian people have been deceived by the lies of unscrupulous individuals, concerned only with their personal interests. If Haiti wants to emerge from this abyss, it must undergo a true awakening of consciousness, both individual and collective. Additionally, it must adopt: education as the key to progress, large-scale
agriculture to feed the nation, solar energy to propel the country, scientific research, and mining to help this people who are deprived in every sense
of freedom. These elements, and many others, must be supported by the creation of large-scale, fairly paid jobs, all based on a sound and
incorruptible justice system. All in all, Me Cadet, I congratulate you on your article, which I find both edifying and admirably written. Sincerely,
Mr. Lestin
How are you? Every time I have the opportunity to read a text or watch a video about the assassination of the late President Jovenel Moïse, my heart is deeply wounded. I feel great
shame thinking that such a visionary man, aware of his country's problems and devoted to his people, could have been treated with so much injustice. As you so
rightly mentioned, he was humiliated, misunderstood, and betrayed, not by foreign leaders, but by his Haitian brothers and sisters. Although his mandate, which he did not have time to complete, was marked by
many difficulties, he nevertheless made very good decisions and left behind significant achievements, and not the least of them. It is regrettable that the Haitian people
did not know how to take advantage of the benevolence and goodness of this president. He repeatedly stated that he had no blood on his hands and would never betray
Haiti or the Haitian people. I firmly believe that we will pay, for many
years, the price of this heinous assassination. It is painful to hear some try to exonerate themselves by claiming that the late President Jovenel was not the problem, but that it was the opposition, to quote one of its leading figures. I say it and I repeat it: Mr. Jovenel Moïse followed in the footsteps of President Estimé, and he could have gone even further. May God reserve a special place for him in
His eternal home. The question that must be asked and which, in my opinion, should challenge the conscience of
everyone is this: what have we done since then? The very one who loudly proclaimed that he was not capable, and that his group and he could do better: where is he today? What is his record and that of the members of the CPT he brought forth?
To quote my beloved mother: What a waste of spirit! Everyone believes they have expert hands, but no one achieves a real result. Once again, the Haitian people have been deceived by the lies of unscrupulous individuals, concerned only with their personal interests. If Haiti wants to emerge from this abyss, it must undergo a true awakening of consciousness, both individual and collective. Additionally, it must adopt: education as the key to progress, large-scale
agriculture to feed the nation, solar energy to propel the country, scientific research, and mining to help this people who are deprived in every sense
of freedom. These elements, and many others, must be supported by the creation of large-scale, fairly paid jobs, all based on a sound and
incorruptible justice system. All in all, Me Cadet, I congratulate you on your article, which I find both edifying and admirably written. Sincerely,
Mr. Lestin
