The Court of Appeal of Port-au-Prince continued, on Monday, February 17, the hearing of the accused Joseph Félix Badio and ordered the appearance of the former Director of the Haitian National Police, Léon Charles. Bernard Gousse, Léon Charles' lawyer, assured that his client would appear before the court to be heard.

The public prosecutor's office, which is currently in the confrontation phase between Joseph Félix Badio and the Colombians involved in the case, requested that the court order the appearance of several individuals. Among them are former First Lady Martine Moïse, former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, former Senator Jean Hector Anacacis, as well as Louis Edner Gonzague Day, Jeantel Joseph, Jude Laurent Félix Morgan Désir, Ardouin Zéphirin, Hubert Jeanty, Jacques Sincère, Paul Eddy Amazan, Reynaldo Corvington, Dominick Cauvin, Antonio Chéramy, Renald Luberus, William Moïse, Eddy Jean-Charles, Rony François, Francis Cinéus, Emmanuel Louis, Rony Grégoire, Clifton Hippolyte, Cléantis Louissaint, Sadrac Alphonse, and Ernst Germain.