Kidnapping

Articles

• French National Arrested in Morocco for Staging Fake Kidnapping Scam
  12 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  The judicial police of Hay Hassani succeeded in unmasking a Frenchman who had simulated his kidnapping in order to extort money from his family.
  Investigators found that the accused had made a false statement about his alleged kidnapping, reports Assabah.
  Aged 37, this Frenchman had posted a video on social networks, in which he is seen tied up, with blood on his body. He claimed to have been the victim of a kidnapping, and that the perpetrators were demanding 300,000 dirhams for his (…)

• Sister of Main Suspect Arrested in Belgian Teen Kidnapping Case
  6 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  The case of the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy in Limburg has taken a new turn: the sister of the Moroccan Khalid Bouloudo, the main suspect, was placed under an arrest warrant on Thursday, June 4.
  The public prosecutor’s office stated on Friday that the 39-year-old sister of Khalid Bouloudo was placed under a warrant after her arrest last Thursday, reports Belga. A search was also carried out at the home of the parents of the main suspect in this case, the public prosecutor’s office (…)

• Moroccan Police Debunk Viral Video of Alleged Kidnapping in Salé
  20 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) categorically denied the information circulated on Wednesday about a video sequence showing the kidnapping of a woman in a parking lot of her own vehicle.
  In a clarification, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) states that this video was not recorded in Morocco, let alone in front of one of the supermarkets in the city of Salé. The research and technical expertise carried out by the services of the cell for monitoring and (…)

• Belgian Court Extends Detention of Suspects in 13-Year-Old’s 42-Day Kidnapping Case
  4 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  The detention of the brothers Abderrahman and Yassin L., suspected of the kidnapping of a 13-year-old boy from Genk, was extended on Friday. This is the decision of the Tongres council chamber.
  These two brothers had appeared for the first time before the council chamber a month ago. The facts they are accused of occurred on the night of April 20 to 21. Four to five masked and armed individuals, dressed in Dutch police uniforms, had kidnapped the 13-year-old son of Erhan T. from their (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested in Spain for Attempted Child Abduction and Death Threats
  14 July 2020, by Prince

  The local police in Murcia have arrested a 35-year-old Moroccan national who allegedly threatened to kill his ex-partner and tried twice to kidnap their daughter.
  The events took place just before midnight, on the terrace of a premises in El Esparragal. The Moroccan threatened to kill his ex-partner and their daughter with a firearm, according to the local police in a press release.
  The accused had already tried to kidnap their daughter, despite the restraining order issued against him, (…)

• Repeat Offender Arrested for Bus Robberies and Attempted Kidnapping in Casablanca
  15 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Elements of the Casablanca police prefecture arrested, on Friday, a repeat offender aged 27. He would be involved in two thefts under the threat of a bladed weapon on board two public transport buses, one of which is associated with an attempted kidnapping of the victim.
  The national security services had received, on Friday morning, a notification concerning an attempt to kidnap one of the victims under the threat of a bladed weapon on board an urban bus in the Hay Hassani district, (…)

• Moroccan Police Debunk Viral Kidnapping Claim in Casablanca
  18 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  The services of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) have formally denied the kidnapping or sequestration of a child in Casablanca, which has set the web on fire.
  In a statement, the DGSN indicates that its services became aware of a post published on Facebook reporting the kidnapping of a girl named Maroua in Casablanca, accompanied by the telephone number of the mother of the alleged victim. In response to this notice, the Casablanca police prefecture examined all the (…)

• Moroccan and Belgian Suspects Arrested in Ceuta for Attempted Kidnapping and Shooting
  25 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Spanish police elements proceeded, on Friday in the Strait of Gibraltar, to the arrest of a Moroccan and two Belgians who would be involved in an attempted kidnapping and a shooting. These suspects would belong to a drug trafficking organization.
  The events took place on Friday night in Playa Benitez in Ceuta. According to witnesses, men got out of a BMW that was speeding in the Benitez neighborhood after the car stopped. They tried to force a man into their car before opening fire. (…)

• Notorious Belgian Fugitive Arrested in Spain After Violent Kidnapping Attempt
  26 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  Nordin Benallal, a Belgian of Moroccan origin, is one of the three individuals arrested last Friday for their alleged involvement in an attempted kidnapping and a shootout in the Benitez district of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
  On Friday, two Belgians and a Frenchman were arrested following an attempted kidnapping and a shootout. The repeat offender Nordin Benallal is one of these men, reports RTL INFO. The events took place on Friday night in Playa Benitez in Ceuta. According to (…)

• Taxi Driver Sentenced to 6 Years for Kidnapping and Raping Nurse in Morocco
  30 August 2020, by Sylvanus

  The Court of Appeal of El Jadida has sentenced a taxi driver to six years in prison for kidnapping, sequestering, stabbing and raping a nurse in a forest in Bir Jdid.
  The events took place on a night when the nurse was supposed to go home to Bir Jdid in Casablanca. She and one of her colleagues used to contact the taxi driver who took them to their respective homes. But that day, she found herself alone with the driver after her colleague had gotten out of the vehicle, reports Assabah. (…)