Six young people held in camps in Myanmar were recently released after paying ransom amounts ranging from 80,000 DH to 100,000 centimes each, Hespress learned from an informed source.
According to the information obtained by Hespress, the six individuals were released at different times: three were released over ten days ago, two more were released last week, and the last one was released yesterday.
The same source states that “it has become clear that there is no other way to release the detained Moroccans except by paying the ransom, which the gangs consider as amounts spent on these individuals, starting with travel and flight expenses, and including accommodation, food, and drink expenses.”
Recently a group of young Moroccans were kidnapped and detained by armed gang groups along the Thailand-Myanmar border, where they are being held captive, tortured, and threatened with death if they try to escape or contact their families, leading to appeals from Moroccan families for government intervention and the release of their loved ones.
The suffering continues for dozens of Moroccans, estimated to be between 150 and 200 people, according to statements from their families. They say that those involved “are subjected to various types of torture in Myanmar’s detention camps, while the gangs demand up to 100,000 dirhams in ransom, payable digitally, to ensure their freedom.”
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