By Libya Herald Reporters.
Tripoli, 20 December 2015:
It now seems clear that the Maltese general manager of Tripoli’s St James Hospital has . . .[restrict]been kidnapped for ransom. Security sources in Tripoli are saying that the abductors of Pierre Baldacchino are demanding $5 million for his release. Those who have taken him have been described as a dangerous gang.
Baldacchino’s seizure has caused particular concern in the capital’s dwindling expatriate community of which he is a popular member.
The 36 year-old pathologist, who had been due back in Malta this week to join his wife and two girls for Christmas, was seized on Monday as he came home from work.
It is not clear when and how the kidnappers delivered their $5 million demand. The Maltese government is reported to be doing all it can to secure Baldacchino’s release. Kidnappers sought to extort the same sum for another Maltese, a car park manager Noel Sciberras who was released in October after being held for six weeks. It is unclear if any money was paid. [/restrict]
