One of the ten Americans suspected of attempting to take thirty children out of Haiti, could be prosecuted in this country, “said their lawyer in Haiti. “In my opinion they are all innocent, but justice may continue the group leader, told AFP Edwin Cock, counsel for the American Baptists, without specifying which of them it was. Held for five days in Port-au-Prince, the 10 Americans were to be presented to the prosecutor of Port-au-Prince in mid-day.
So far, Laura Silsby, of the charity ‘Refuge for a new life for children, based in Idaho (north-western United States), was presented as the group leader. “We have come only to help children. We had good intentions,” she said.
The ten members of the group were arrested Friday near the Dominican border along with 33 children whose the youngest is 2 months old and the oldest of the 12 is 14 years old, according to sources. some have since been claimed by people posing as their parents.
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