LYON: French authorities have arrested 5 folks on prices of kidnapping the daddy of an influencer and cryptocurrency entrepreneur, prosecutors mentioned on Saturday (Jun 21).
In latest months, France has seen a number of kidnappings and tried abductions concentrating on cryptocurrency businesspeople and their households, and authorities have been beneath large strain to behave.
On Dec 31, 2024, 5 armed folks attacked a person and a girl of their house within the jap city of Saint-Genis-Pouilly close to the Swiss border.
In trade for his or her launch, the attackers demanded a ransom from their son, an influencer dwelling in Dubai, prosecutors mentioned on the time.
When they didn’t obtain the ransom, they kidnapped the daddy, who was discovered a number of hours later within the boot of a automotive within the division of Sarthe, almost 700km away.
The 56-year-old man had been “assaulted, doused with petrol and transported within the boot of a automotive”, prosecutor Karine Malara mentioned in a press release.
His spouse was discovered tied up at her house in Saint-Genis-Pouilly.
5 folks had been arrested on Tuesday as a part of a prison investigation.
They had been taken into custody on Friday on prices together with kidnapping, armed theft and aggravated assault, Malara mentioned.
The suspects are 4 adults aged 18 to 22 and a 17-year-old minor.
