Public Television and Radio Broadcasting Company: The Chinese who kidnapped their countryman and tortured were detained The Chinese who kidnapped their countryman and tortured were detained ================================================================================ Fatima Mirzayeva on 08 January, 2010 19:13:00 Officials of the Ministry told Ictimai TV that on January 6, a Chinese who is renting a house in Baku, appealed to Interior Ministry’s Department to Combat Organized Crime saying that his wife was kidnapped with her car by unknown men. Searching-operation group of employees of Interior Ministry and National Security Ministry was created at once. It was found that the Chinese kidnappers demanded ransom in amount of 300000 dollars for release of the woman. They said if the police was informed and the ransom was not paid they would kill the woman. They also said that they had cut the woman’s finger and threw it into the yard in front of their house. The woman’s cut forefinger was found and taken by the police. As a result of searching operations, the suspicious Chinese citizens were detained. The woman was released. A case on article of kidnapping of the Criminal Code has been launched. www.itv.az