NO Americans should be held in Haitian prisons (hellholes) for something like this. And without representation from US attending hearings on their behalf, I am outraged! What can we do to bring this to attention of fellow Americans? Any suggestions on who to contact to get something going? I will call my congressman David Drier tomorrow, not sure if he can do anything, but it’s a start.
US consular officials are never permitted to represent US citizens in foreign legal proceedings. You can howl at your congressman all you like but that isn’t going to change. This will be handled behind the scenes by people who know what they’re doing. In all likelihood, 8 or 9 of them will be released, and Silsby, and maybe Coulter as well, will stay behind to get what she/they richly deserve from the Haitian legal system.
Silsby is a career con artist. You really should do your research before wasting the time of your congressman’s staff. The whole country is well aware of this case, so there’s really no need for you to do anything to “bring this to attention of fellow Americans”. Fox News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Idaho Statesman, and KTVB (Idaho), among others, have got this thoroughly covered.