Suspect partly minor – diepresse.com
The suspects are said to have tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of the boss of a cryptocurrency company.
After several Kidnapping of people with connections to cryptocurrency companies Investigation proceedings against 25 suspects have been initiated in France. The accused between the ages of 16 and 23 are six minors, the Parisian public prosecutor said on Saturday. They are accused of a gang -organized attempt to kidnap and the formation of a criminal association.
According to the public prosecutor’s office, 18 suspects came into custody that a legal supervision had been ordered for four others. The other three suspects applied for a later appointment with the judge, as long as they remain custody.
Daughter and grandchildren should be kidnapped
At the center of the investigation is an attempted kidnapping on May 13th. In the broad day, the suspects had tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of the boss of the cryptocurrency company Paymium in Paris. According to the public prosecutor, the investigation also deals with « further unsuccessful plans » such as an attempt to kidnap in Nantes in Western French.
The authorities had arrested 20 suspects this week. The arrests were related to the kidnapping attempt in Nantes and another planned kidnapping, which the pregnant daughter and grandson of the cryptocurrency entrepreneur Pierre aimed at a noicity.
Testing in online networks distributed
On recordings of the kidnapping attempt that were distributed in online networks, it was seen how several masked men tried to carry noizat daughter, her husband and child in Paris. The alleged perpetrators, three underage attackers and a driver, were finally fleeing. The couple and his child were brought to the hospital with minor injuries after the attack.
Testing in the cryptocurrency milieu are increasingly becoming a problem for the French authorities. On May 1st, unknown people brought the father of a successful cryptocurrency entrepreneur to their violence. The kidnappers demanded several million ransom. The police freed the man two days later.
In January, the co -founder of the cryptocurrency Ledger, David Balland, was kidnapped together with his partner. The perpetrators separated a finger and then sent a video with a ransom claim. Balland was liberated, his partner was found in a vehicle. In this case, the police also arrested several suspects. (APA/AFP)
