Abduction

A shocking report was made on Tuesday by the parents of a minor child that an elderly man approached him in his car in the Fire settlement of Phokida and tried to grab him and force him inside, for what purpose unknown.

An announcement has been issued by the brother of the mother accused of parental abduction of her minor children in Rhodes.

In it, she makes it clear that there is no abduction, the children are safe with their mother, and accuses their father of trying to forcibly take them away from their mother.

The statement details:

In the early hours of May 18, 2024, a disturbing incident unfolded in Sofia's "Studentski Grad" area, where a woman fell victim to a horrifying abduction with the intent of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Authorities swiftly took action, leading to the arrest of a suspect implicated in the crime, though others involved remain unidentified.

The ministry has announced that it will impose all the measures within its competencies and expects a prompt and determined reaction on the part of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Juric pointed out to Prva Television that the perpetrators of such crimes must be behind bars and that this is the only appropriate place for them to be, and that the case of Monika's abduction shows that "the sentence served" scenario should not happen.

The Larnaca abductor who kidnapped and drugged two school boys has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, with the criminal judges describing the case as unprecedented for Cyprus standards.

A prosecutor on the island of Syros on Tuesday charged two men with abduction, blackmail, dangerous bodily harm, forgery and illegal residence in the country over their alleged role in the kidnapping of a third individual in Sifnos last week.

Turkish authorities will implement necessary measures to prevent child marriages via abduction after reports emerged that underage girls were being kidnapped and forced into marriage in exchange for payments to their families in two İzmir villages, Turkish Family and Social Policies Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya has said.

Underage girls have been abducted and forced into marriage, while their families have been paid hush money to maintain their silence about the activity in the western province of İzmir's Kiraz district, according to allegations by villagers. Now, however, the town's first woman mayor is attempting to fight back against the tradition, as are some of the liberated kidnapping victims.