OTTAWA, November 23. / TASS /. Foreign Affairs Canada will not release citizenship information for missionaries released to Haiti. This was announced on Monday by the television channel CTV citing a diplomatic service source.
According to him, Ottawa is in close contact with the authorities of Haiti and the United States concerning this situation, but “because of the provisions [канадского] The law on the protection of privacy will not disclose any other information. “
Previously, the American charity Christian Aid Ministries reported that two of 17 Christian missionaries from the United States and Canada, kidnapped in Haiti, had been released. Released missionaries are deemed to be safe. Their names, their whereabouts and the reason for their release have not been released.
17 Christian missionaries and their families, including 16 American citizens and one Canadian, were kidnapped on October 16 in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. They were on a bus bound for the airport.
According to the Center for Analysis and Research on Human Rights, since the start of the year, 782 cases of hostage-taking by criminals have been recorded in Haiti. The security situation in the country worsened after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on the night of July 7, as well as the earthquake in August, which left more than 2,200 dead.
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