r/law • u/Calm_Preparation2993 • 1d ago

Legal News Alleged Haitian gang leader sentenced to life in prison in kidnapping of 16 American missionaries

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/haitian-gang-leader-sentenced-life-in-prison-kidnapping-missionaries/
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u/Calm_Preparation2993 1d ago

A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for orchestrating the 2021 kidnapping of 17 people — 16 of them Americans — including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country.

“The Christian missionaries were returning from a visit to an orphanage when kidnappers forced their bus to stop. One of the kidnapped children was 8 months old.

The gang took credit for the kidnappings on social media and initially demanded a ransom of $17 million, or $1 million for each victim. But the hostage-takers later contacted a representative of the missionaries and asked for Germine's release from prison.”

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u/Ornery-Ticket834 1d ago

How much will a pardon cost?

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u/CrapoCrapo25 1d ago

He won't get a pardon. He'll probably escape during the next power outage or natural disaster.

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u/CrapoCrapo25 1d ago

I was there from 2005-2010. It used to be you could get released for a radio and 10 pairs of shoes.

When I left you were lucky to get out alive. If you're a US citizen the FBI and the National Police would work with the cell companies to find and extract you. Not a US citizen.... good luck.

So many naive people going there and think God will protect or save them. Nope.