A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse over his murder.

Also indicted were ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, among others.

The judge stated in his report that Martine Moïse “suggested” she took refuge under the marital bed to protect herself from the attackers, but he noted that authorities at the scene found that not “even a giant rat…whose size measures between 35 and 45 centimetres” could fit under the bed.

The judge said the former first lady’s statements were “so tainted with contradictions that they leave something to be desired and discredit her.”

Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report including Ex-PM Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles, who is Haiti’s serving representative to the Organization of the American States, are among them.

In his report, the judge noted that the former secretary general of the National Palace, Lyonel Valbrun, told authorities that he received “strong pressure” from Martine Moïse to put the president’s office at the disposal of Joseph because he needed it to “organize a council of ministers.”

Valbrun also said that two days before her husband was killed, Martine Moïse visited the National Palace and spent nearly five hours, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., removing “a bunch of things.”

He said that two days after Jovenel Moïse was slain, Martine Moïse called to tell him that, “Jovenel didn’t do anything for us. You must open the office. The president told Ti Klod to create a council of ministers; he will hold elections in three months so I can become president, now we will have power.”

While the document did not identify Ti Klod, the former prime minister, Claude Joseph, is known by that name.

Meanwhile, more than 40 suspects are languishing in prison in Haiti awaiting trial, although it was not immediately clear how quickly one would be held following Monday’s indictments. Among them are 20 former Colombian soldiers.

The indictments could further destabilize Haiti which struggles with a surge in gang violence and recovers from a spate of violent protests. Demonstrators demanded the resignation of prime minister Ariel Henry who is yet to keep his 2021 pledge to hold elections.

The 11 million Haitians have no elected representative.