Closed captioning of: Americans should be released, Haitian judge says
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breaking news. haitian judge says he will recommend releasing ten u.s. church members being detained on charges of
child trafficking
. the judge met with the group yesterday.
miguel
almaguer is in in port port-au-prince with the latest. why is he saying he might push to release them,
miguel
?
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reporter: contessa, yesterday the judge heard all the testimony and apparently wanted to hear from the
americans
. that wraps up the evidentiary hearing in this case. now all the evidence goes over to the prosecutor who will make a recommendation as to whether the
americans
should be tried or whether they should be
set free
. ultimately, though, it's the judge that makes the final decision here. it's the judge's decision as to whether the
americans
should face charges or whether they should be
set free
. he has reportedly said the
americans
should be
set free
. that has not become official yet because he still needs to hear back the official recommendation from the prosecutor. that could come as early as this afternoon. if that happens this afternoon and the judge makes his decision to set the
americans
free, they would walk out of the jail cell behind me as free citizens.
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all right.
miguel
almaguer, thank you for keeping tabs on that story.
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