Clinton asked to intervene in Haiti kidnap case
Feb 9, 2:41 PM EST
Clinton asked to intervene in Haiti kidnap case
By MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press Writer
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-based lawyer for one of 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping in Haiti appealed Tuesday for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to personally intervene in the case.
]]>The State Department said Tuesday that the detainees – who insist they are innocent and were on a humanitarian mission – had been receiving consular visits from U.S. diplomats and that it would be unusual for Clinton or any secretary of state to get personally involved.
“We are doing exactly what we would do with detained Americans anywhere in the world,” spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters. He added that access to the detainees should be easily arranged by the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince and Haitian officials.