PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph, and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others.

According to a report from The Associated Press, the indictment happened on Monday and is expected to further destabilise the Caribbean nation as it struggles with a surge in gang violence.

AP News said in a report on Tuesday that dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed.

Charles, who was police chief when Moïse was killed and now serves as Haiti’s permanent representative to the Organization of the American States, faces charges of attempted murder; possession and illegal carrying of weapons; conspiracy against the internal security of the state; and criminal association.

Joseph and Martine Moïse are accused of complicity and criminal association. Martine was also injured in the attack,

The AP report said Charles could not be immediately reached for comment, and Martine Moïse’s attorney did not return a message for comment. It also revealed that the judge, in his report, stated that Martine Moïse “suggested” she took refuge under the marital bed to protect herself from the attackers but noted that authorities at the scene rubbished that narrative.

Meanwhile, more than 40 suspects are still awaiting trial in Haiti. Among them are 20 former Colombian soldiers.

Moïse, 53, was slain at his private home near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.