Eight of the 10 American Baptist missionaries accused of abducting children in Haiti after last month’s earthquake have been released and are now back in the US.
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BBC:-
Eight of the 10 American missionaries accused of abducting children in Haiti after last month’s quake have been released and are now back in the US.
They were flown to Miami in a US military plane after being freed by a Haitian judge, but may have to return later for further questioning.
Their two leaders remain in detention. The Americans were arrested after trying to leave Haiti with 33 children.
They said the children were orphans but some were found to have living parents.
Earlier on Wednesday, Haitian President Rene Preval greeted French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who had arrived to assess the aid efforts.
The missionaries, from the New Life Children’s Refuge, face charges of child abduction and criminal conspiracy.
The group’s leader, Laura Silsby, and one other member, Charisa Coulter, are being held for more investigation.
Ms Silsby has admitted that the missionaries did not have the proper paperwork for the children, who were later taken into care by the Haitian authorities.
“The judge wants to question two of my clients because they were in Haiti before the earthquake,” the group’s lawyer, Aviol Fleurant, told AFP news agency.
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