The Libyan Attorney General’s Office announced the rescue of a four-year-old child kidnapped for ransom, amounting to $100,000.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Office stated that upon receiving the news of the kidnapping of the child, the Investigation Authority immediately mobilised the Cybercrime and Communications Affairs Department.
“With the responsibility of reinforcing investigative measures, technical support efforts led to the identification of the perpetrator,” the statement said.
Members of the Zliten Criminal Investigation Department subsequently arrested the perpetrator and freed the victim.
Last week, the Marj Security Directorate announced the liberation of an abducted Egyptian in a house in Marj city after the kidnappers demanded a ransom of 150,000 Libyan dinars.
In a statement, the Directorate stated that information reached them regarding the presence of an Egyptian national kidnapped and held captive in a house in Marj city, identified as M.Y. The relatives of the kidnapped person reported that the kidnappers demanded a ransom.
The statement added that before the contact was lost, the abducted person managed to send his location via a location-tracking application. Subsequently, the location was traced using GPS.
The department members received information indicating that the kidnapped person was brought into the country by an individual named A.M.
The Directorate clarified that the kidnapper was sentenced in absentia to 25 years for his involvement in a case of an irregular immigration boat sinking in the Talmita area. This resulted in the death of several Egyptian migrants, matching the same description.
Members of the department were tasked with monitoring his house and apprehending him upon his departure. Upon interrogation, he disclosed the whereabouts of the abducted person, mentioning that he demanded a ransom from his family for his release. The abducted person entered the country clandestinely through him.
Consequently, the abduction site was approached, and the operation to liberate the captive person succeeded. Three other Egyptian individuals were found with him and were transferred to the police station.
The abducted person stated that the suspect assaulted him, took his phone after he sent his location, and threatened him. The apprehension of the kidnappers occurred without any casualties. Legal measures were taken against them, and they were referred to the public prosecution.
