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.
Several young Moroccans have been abducted by armed militias in Thailand after being lured with fake high-paying jobs in e-commerce. The Thai government has expressed its willingness to cooperate with the governments of all countries whose citizens have been similarly lured.
On January the 10th, 1966, L’Express published on its cover the testimony of a French man who witnessed the kidnapping, a few weeks earlier, of Mehdi Ben Barka. Seven days later, George Figon was found dead in his apartment. On January the 20th, an international arrest warrant was issued against General Oufkir and General Dlimi. The French weekly news magazine’s story that caused a scandal. History.