Power outage may delay release of Americans in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) _ Haiti’s creaky, quake-damaged electrical system has delayed a ruling on whether 10 Americans charged with child kidnapping can be released. A Haitian prosecutor says he’s written his recommendation, but a power outage Monday kept him from printing it out and giving it to the judge. He also says that because Tuesday is a national holiday, he doesn’t expect the judge to issue a decision until Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a man who served as the missionaries’ legal adviser has acknowledged he’s wanted in El Salvador on human smuggling accusations. Salvadoran authorities want to prosecute Jorge Puello and his jailed wife for allegedly luring women and girls into prostitution with bogus offers of modeling jobs. Puello insists he’s innocent and that they took in young women who were abandoned by smugglers.


