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Wasmes: a man kidnapped for 24 hours by members of the Hell’s Angels after being kidnapped in Gilly

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A man was kidnapped last Friday in Gilly and sequestered in a house in Wasmes (Colfontaine) by members of the Hell’s Angels group , the King’s prosecutor of Charleroi said on Monday afternoon, confirming information from RTL Info. Five of the six people arrested were placed under arrest warrants for hostage-taking and assault and battery.

A man was kidnapped last Friday in Gilly (Charleroi) before being taken to a house in Wasmes (Colfontaine) in the Borinage. The victim was kidnapped on site for 24 hours by six people. Special units of the federal police intervened on the spot. “The victim in particular received hammer blows and taser blows and remained tied up for a good part of the night. Thanks to police techniques, the latter could be located to be released by the federal police,” Vincent confirmed. Fiasse, prosecutor for the King of Charleroi.  

According to the prosecutor of the King of Charleroi, a conflict in the criminal environment would be at the origin of this hostage taking and sequestration. Five of the six people arrested at the scene of the kidnapping were placed under arrest warrant for hostage-taking and assault and battery. “I can confirm that some people are indeed part of the group of Hell’s Angels “, concluded the public prosecutor.