Badiss Bajjou Morocco Trial Franco-Moroccan Kidnapping

Considered one of France’s most wanted fugitives, Badiss Bajjou now awaits his trial in Morocco. This 25-year-old man was arrested in early summer 2025, following a tip-off to Moroccan authorities. With Rabat rejecting his extradition to Paris due to his dual nationality, local justice has taken over.

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An order issued last December provides for him to be tried for three cases dating from summer 2023, according to Le Parisien. During his interrogations, the suspect completely denied the charges.

These Moroccan cases include an attempted murder in the Yvelines and two particularly violent kidnappings. The suspect is accused of orchestrating the abduction of a wealthy influencer’s father, demanding a ransom of 1.7 million euros. Acting as a negotiator from abroad, he allegedly sent a chilling message to the target to force payment: "In 5 minutes, a finger comes off (…) Answer right now (…) Tick tock…". A few weeks earlier, in Élancourt, the mother of another investor had suffered a similar ordeal, ending with a payment of 30,000 dollars.

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Beyond these founding acts, his shadow looms over another high-profile case that occurred in early 2025 in the Cher department. The co-founder of the Ledger company had been amputated of a finger during a kidnapping orchestrated from a French prison by an alleged accomplice of Bajjou. The latter had even designated a friend hiding in Morocco as his right-hand man. These digital kidnappings are experiencing a sharp increase across the country, with more than forty cases recorded by investigators between mid-2023 and end of 2025.