Rome 1 June 2021 – Un Italian engineer he was 74 years old kidnapped in Haiti. Giovanni C., employee of the construction company Spa reclamation, based in Rome, was following on the island of the works for the construction of a road. The kidnappers have already contacted the local office of the company, requesting a ransom. The Mae Crisis Unit has been activated. A note reads “A 74-year-old Italian engineer, employed by an Italian construction company in Haiti, was taken today from the construction site where he was for some surveys, by unknown individuals. The Crisis Unit of the Farnesina was immediately activated and is following the case in conjunction with the other competent sections of the state, with our embassy in Panama and with our honorary consul on the spot “.
According to well-informed local sources there is one behind the kidnapping gang locale known for this type of action, called ‘400 Mawozo’.
The kidnapped Italian engineer was together to another technician, whose nationality is not known at the moment, also a victim of kidnapping, but there is no confirmation in this regard. The two were carrying out surveys in an intervention area of the project on behalf of the Roman company on the road that connects the central and northern departments of Haiti, when they were taken, the Italian ambassador in Panama said. Massimo Ambrosetti, also responsible for Haiti. It was the honorary consul who informed the embassy in Panama of the kidnapping of his compatriot, registered on the Aire lists.
The kidnapping occurred at Bouquets Cross
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, even more tried after the devastating earthquake of 2010. In recent years, kidnappings for ransom have increased sharply in the country: 243 in 2020 alone, compared to 78 the previous year. On 11 April, seven Catholic religious were kidnapped from a hotel in the capital Port-au-Prince. The payment of one million dollars was requested for the three Haitian priests and a nun, a French priest and a nun.
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