The RCMP say a Quebec man is facing terrorism charges for allegedly conspiring an armed insurrection against the government of the late Haitian president Jovenel Moïse..Gerald Nicolas, 51, will appear at the Quebec City courthouse on December 1 to face three terrorist-related charges..He faces charges for leaving Canada to facilitate terrorist activity, facilitate terrorist activity, and provide property for terrorist purposes, said RCMP in a press conference release on Thursday. .The federal force said that the charges have nothing to do with the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and are different events..Instead, the charges stem from a joint investigation between the National Security Enforcement Team and the local police services in Lévis, Quebec.."What was found and what is alleged that occurred during this investigation is that Mr. Nicolas actually travelled to Haiti and to other Central and South American countries — we're talking about multiple countries — in order to recruit, finance and acquire some weapons for his armed revolution," said Sgt. Charles Poirier..He wanted to overthrow the government in place and seize power, said Poirier..Nicolas and his co-conspirators were unsuccessful, and "for now, the RCMP is only laying charges against him," said Poirier. .Poirier, said that although this is an unusual case, "If you are a Canadian citizen, breaking the law in a foreign country is the same as breaking the law in Canada.".Moïse was shot dead in his private residence by 26 Colombians and 2 Haitian Americans.
