According to “The Guardian”, which refers to the French prosecutor's office, The man was kidnapped on Thursday morning in Paris. “The victim turned out to be the father of a man who broke the fortune in cryptocurrencies, and the incident was accompanied by a ransom request” – it was written in a statement, without giving their names or other details about their identity. “Le Parisien” announced that The attackers demanded a ransom of EUR 5-7 million, which was not paid.
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The local prosecutor's office also explained that Police investigators located a hostage at home in the Essonne region south of Paris, from which he was saved on Saturday evening. As “The Guardian” reports, the kidnapped was to be tortured, but no details were given. French media said a little more details – including “Le Parisien” – according to which The alleged hostages cut off the man one of the fingers.
The police detained 5 people – four were in a house where a man was detained or nearbyand the fifth sat behind the wheel of a vehicle, which was probably used for the alleged abduction. The French services explained that the police investigation covers a number of possible penalty charges, including kidnapping “with torture or barbaric deed”.
The kidnappers in France aim at cryptocurrency entrepreneurs for ransom
As “The Guardian” reminds, In January, the police announced that the co -founder of the French company Ledger, David Balland, was also kidnapped with his wife from their home in the Cher region in Central France. The police said that they had made 10 arrests and that the alleged kidnappers demanded a ransom in cryptocurrency from another Ledger co -founders.
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On the other hand In December 2024, the 56-year-old father of the French cryptocurrency influencer from Dubai was the target of alleged kidnapping in eastern France. The attackers came to the man's house, tied his wife and daughter and forced him to enter the car.
Over the past five months, other abductions of people associated with cryptocurrencies or their partners have been reported in Spain and Belgium.
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It is worth recalling that – as we reported in February – The police are still looking for a missing Sylwester Suszek, a former owner and co -founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Poland. The businessman disappeared in 2022, and earlier he became famous for the creation of the Bitbay cryptocurrency exchange, which turned billions of zlotys a month.
