Six Moroccans, abducted in Thailand and forced to work in a Myanmar scam call center, were released on June 2 after paying a ransoms of around US$10,000. Thai authorities is helping them return home.
In a letter sent Wednesday to Morocco's Foreign Minister, the Coordination of Families of Nationals Kidnapped in Myanmar, near the Thai border, urged authorities to intervene urgently to free the victims. At least seven fellow citizens have reportedly escaped what their relatives describe as a living hell.