Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in July 2021, plunging the country into political crisis.
The hearing for the 19 defendants charged with the July 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, has been postponed until later this month.
The 17 Colombians, all former soldiers, along with two Haitians, waited for hours before a judge pushed back the hearing without reason.
Attorney representing the Columbians Nathalie Delisca said she was hoping for the release of her clients.
Gangs raided Haiti's two biggest prisons nearly a year ago and released thousands of inmates, including those in the National Penitentiary where suspects in the Moïse case were being held.
Ms. Delisca said her clients had an opportunity to escape with other inmates when gang's raided two of the country's largest prisons but stayed because they wanted to clear their names.
In December 2023, a judge in Miami sentenced former Haitian senator John Joel Joseph to life in prison for conspiring to kill Moïse at his private residence.
Mr. Moïse was shot at least a dozen times, plunging Haiti into a political crisis.
Also sentenced to life in prison are Colombian army officer Germán Alejandro Rivera García, Haitian-Chilean businessman Rodolphe Jaar and former US government informant Joseph Vincent.
Overall, more than 40 suspects were arrested in the case.
None in Haiti have gone to trial.
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