After the abduction of the father of a boss of a cryptocurrency society in Paris, what we know

Miscellaneous facts – A operating mode similar to the kidnapping against ransom of the Ledger co -founder. Two new people were placed in police custody this Sunday, May 4 after the abduction of the father of a manager of a cryptocurrency company Thursday in the heart of Paris. In total, seven suspects were arrested in this case. The victim was released on Saturday evening during an assault on the Research and Intervention Brigade (BRI).

The man in his fifty years had been removed Thursday, around 10:30 am, in the 14th arrondissement of the capital, said the Paris prosecutor’s office. The action had been carried out before witnesses by four hooded men who had taken him aboard a delivery van.

The HuffPost takes stock of what is known about this abduction and the progress of the investigation.

A video sent to the son of the victim

Two days after the abduction of the father of a man who made a fortune in the cryptocurrencies, The investigators found him in a pavilion in Essonne, where he was kidnapped. The hostage had a sectioned finger, probably cut by its captors.

According to BFMTV and RTL, the latter had sent a video from the victim mutilated to his son, to put pressure. The manager of cryptocurrencies was in Malta, where his business is based, during the kidnapping of his father. He was repatriated by the police for negotiations.

According to the newspaper The Parisian, “The criminals would have claimed between 5 to 7 million euros in the form of transfers in exchange for his release”. A source close to the file, for its part, told AFP that a sum “Very high” had been claimed by the captors but had not been paid.

Seven suspects arrested

During the BRI intervention on Saturday, four suspects born in 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2005, “Were arrested, in or near the accommodation where the victim was kidnapped”said the prosecution. A fifth, born in 1999, “Was arrested behind the wheel of one of the vehicles probably used by criminals”he completed.

Two other suspects born in 1995 and 2007 “Could have been arrested on Sunday”completed the prosecution. “The seven police custody measures are currently underway” et “Can last up to 96 hours”we said.

An investigation was opened for arrest, kidnapping, forcibleness and arbitrary detention with torture or act of barbarism and to obtain the execution of an order or a condition, extortion with weapon, all in organized gang, and participation in an association of criminal criminals.

The Brigade for the repression of banditry (BRB) and the judicial police are responsible for investigations. According to the near source, the cybercrime (BL2C) and the BRI was also mobilized in this survey.

Similar operating mode with the Ledger affair

This abduction followed by sequestration with ransom request comes three and a half months after the abduction of the co -founder of Ledger, a company specializing in cryptoactives.

On January 21, in the early morning, David Balland and his partner had been kidnapped at their home in Méreau (Cher).

The alert had been given by Eric Larchevêque, co -founder of Ledger, who had received a video of a cut finger from David Balland, accompanied by a major ransom request in cryptocurrency. Releasing in Châteauroux, David Balland was released on January 22. His partner was found tied up in the trunk of a vehicle in Essonne the next day.

At least nine suspects have been indicted in this case, including the alleged sponsor of this abduction.

In addition, in early January, a 56 -year -old man was found in the trunk of a car near Le Mans, several hundred kilometers from his home located in the Ain. According to several media, it was the father of an influencer in cryptocurrencies based in Dubai, who regularly publishes videos on his earnings, and a ransom had been claimed.

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