"of the documentary maker. In January 2018, ANC MP Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela's grandson by his first wife, Evelyn Mase, called for the Winnie Mandela's role in the Asvat and Sepei murders to be probed. In October 2018 a new biography of Madikizela-Mandela concluded that she had been responsible for the murder of Asvat. In April 2018, Joyce Seipei, the mother of Stompie Seipei, told media that she did not believe that Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was involved in her son’s murder. In a subsequent interview with the UK Independent, Joyce Seipei said that she had forgiven Madikizela-Mandela, and that during the"
"Katiza Cebekhulu's abduction to Zambia, where he was detained without trial for almost 3 years by the Kenneth Kaunda government, before moving to the UK was done by the ANC, and in the ""interests"" of Madikizela-Mandela. The TRC found allegations against Methodist minister Paul Verryn to be ""unfounded and without any merit"" and that ""Madikizela-Mandela deliberately and maliciously slandered Verryn...in an attempt to divert attention away from herself and [her] associates..."". The TRC also found that she was responsible for the abduction of, and assaults on, Stompie Sepei, and that she had attempted to cover up his death by claiming"
"a heavy blow. Appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1997, she said allegations that she was involved in at least 18 human rights abuses including eight murders were ""ridiculous"" and said that her main accuser, former comrade Katiza Cebekhulu, was a former ""mental patient"" and his allegations against her were ""hallucinations"". Cebekhulu had, himself, before the 1991 trial, been tortured, and kidnapped to Zambia, where he was detained for almost three years, at the behest of the ANC, before moving to the UK. The Commission found that the abduction of Stompie Moeketsi had been carried out on"
"informers and apartheid government collaborators, and her security detail carried out kidnapping, torture, and murder, most notoriously the killing of 14-year-old Stompie Sepei whose kidnapping she was convicted of. Nelson Mandela was released from prison on 11 February 1990, and the couple separated in 1992; their divorce was finalised in March 1996. She visited him during his final illness. As a senior ANC figure, she took part in the post-apartheid ANC government, although she was dismissed from her post amid allegations of corruption. In 2003, she was convicted of theft and fraud. She temporarily withdrew from active politics before returning"
"Seipei discovered he was an informant, and that he killed the child to cover his tracks. However, Mufamadi denied the allegations in the documentary, stating that Helsinga's statements were false. The documentary had been described by in a review by Vanity Fair as ""unabashedly one-sided"" and ""overwhelmingly defensive"". Commentator Max du Preez, called the decision by television station eNCA to broadcast the documentary in the week prior to Madikizela-Mandela's funeral without context a ""serious mistake"", and he described it as making ""outrageous claims"", while former TRC commissioner Dumisa Ntsebeza questioned the motives of the documentary maker. Stompie Seipei James Seipei"
"City Star"" it was ""the greatest miscarriage of justice since I have been in office. When a man can come in court and admit he is guilty of kidnapping and a jury turns him loose, it appears as if law-abiding people haven't any protection against the criminal element."" However, three other kidnappers, Martin Depew, Walter Werner, and Charles Mele, were convicted of the crime, with Depew and Werner imprisoned for life and Mele given a 35-year sentence. Depew and Warner insisted that Scheidt had known all along exactly what he was doing, although Mele protested his innocence and claimed not"
"Ebrima Sawaneh, and reporters Sarata Jabbi-Dibba and Pa Modou Faal of ""The Point""; and editor Sam Saar and reporters Emil Touray of ""Foroyaa"". The six were charged with sedition and criminal defamation of the president. Jabbi-Dibba (the only woman) was held in Mile 2 prison, while Saine, Sawaneh, Faal, Saar, and Touray were held in Old Jeshwang prison. On August 8, Jabbi-Dibba's seven-month-old baby was taken away. Numerous human rights NGOs protested the arrests and called the charges against the journalists to be dropped. Amnesty International designated the six as prisoners of conscience and demanded their immediate release. The Committee"
"led to a massive rise in prosperity for the local ostrich farmers. Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkonto, Fort Calata and Sicelo Mhlauli, known as The Cradock Four — were abducted while travelling from Port Elizabeth to Cradock in 1985. They were then taken to an unknown destination, where they were assaulted, killed and their bodies and the vehicle in which they were travelling burnt. Some of these incidents occurred on the night of 27 June 1985 (the night of their abduction) and some of them occurred at a later, unknown time. Three Security Branch policemen, a Sergeant Faku, Sergeant Mgoduka, and"
"However, a few days later the EFCC summoned Dr Peter Odili over alleged debts owed to five banks whose Managing Directors and board had recently been removed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. In December 2009, the New York Times published an article about the kidnapping industry in Africa. The author talked to a man called Adiele Nwaeze (a professional kidnapper), who accused Odili of having paid him to help rig an election ten years ago by robbing ballot boxes. Odili denied the accusation. In September 2010 it was reported that former military head of state Ibrahim Babangida, who planned"
"on 14 May 1944, they were picked up from Peristeres beach near Rhodakino and ferried to Egypt. Kreipe was interrogated, and then sent to a POW camp in Canada. Later transferred to a special camp in Wales, Kreipe was finally released from British captivity in 1947. General Kreipe met his kidnappers one more time in 1972 on a Greek TV show. He died at Northeim on 14 June 1976. In 1950 W. Stanley Moss, one of the leaders of the operation, wrote a bestselling account of the abduction — ""Ill Met by Moonlight"". In the 1957 film ""Ill Met by"
"rape. He was captured after a 57-year-old woman he had kidnapped, raped and tortured gained control of his gun and held it on him. She then called police. Sankofa maintained his innocence of Lambert's murder from the time of his arrest and throughout the nineteen years he spent on death row. He pleaded guilty to armed robbery charges. Sankofa's supporters, including Coretta Scott King, bishop Desmond Tutu, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, and celebrities Danny Glover, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie, Harry Belafonte and Ruby Dee, brought his case international attention, arguing that his conviction was based on the claim that the"
"2000 coup crisis. It did not name the alleged culprits. Members of the 3 FIR Unit, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Viliame Seruvakula allegedly foiled a plot by rebel soldiers, who supported the armed takeover of Parliament by George Speight, to kidnap Bainimarama at Nadi International Airport on his return from Poland soon after the seizure of the parliamentary complex. Military spokesman Captain Neumi Leweni said that Lieutenant Colonel Jim Koroi had conducted an investigation with the police into the plot. The investigation was nearing completion, and charges would soon be laid, he indicated.However,this story was later discovered to be fabricated"
"killed Sepei, had been tortured and kidnapped to Zambia by her supporters, prior to the trial, to prevent him testifying against her. Her six-year jail sentence was reduced to a fine on appeal. In 1992, she was accused of ordering the murder of Dr. Abu Baker Asvat, a family friend, and prominent Soweto doctor, who had examined Seipei at Mandela's house, after Seipei had been abducted, but before he had been killed. Mandela's role in the Asvat killing was later probed as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings, in 1997. Asvat's murderer testified that she paid the equivalent"
"she suspected the reverend was sexually abusing them (allegations that were baseless). The four were beaten to get them to admit to having had sex with the minister. Negotiations that lasted 10 days, by senior ANC and community leaders to get the kidnapped boys released by Winnie Mandela failed. Seipei was accused of being an informer, and his body later found in a field with stab wounds to the throat on 6 January 1989. In 1991, Mrs Mandela was acquitted of all but the kidnapping of Sepei. A key witness, Katiza Cebekhulu, who was going to testify that Madikizela-Mandela had"
"his female dancers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The video went viral, his planned concert at The Bomas of Kenya was cancelled, and he was deported. Five days later he was arrested at his home in Kinshasa, and the same day sentenced to 18 months in prison, which, after the intervention of the Congolese head of state, was commuted to three months. Koffi Olomide With Grand Kalle Koffi Olomide Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba (13 July 1956), known professionally as Koffi Olomide, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He"
"Chukwudi Onuamadike Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, popularly known as Evans, is a Nigerian alleged kidnapper. Onuamadike is a native of Nnewi, Anambra State. He is sometimes referred to as ""The Billionaire Kidnapper"" because the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) believe he is one the richest criminals in the kidnapping business in Nigeria. The Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria police force also described as a very smart, crafty, and intelligent kidnapper having evaded arrest for four years even though he was on a most wanted list in three states (Lagos State, Edo State, and Anambra State)."
"and Aponso's body was found on the seashore. The post-mortem revealed that the two men had been shot several times. Nine policemen were arrested - OIC T. V. Newton and police constables Galagamage Indrawansa Kumarasiri, Nihal Dhammika Jayaratne, Godapitiwatt Janapriya Senaratne, Gayan Chaturanga Thotawatte, Rohan Bandara Nawaratne, Anura Pradeep Kumara, Chamil Thushara Kulasinghe and Nissanka Dissanayake. The last five were released on the orders of the Attorney General. Four policemen (OIC T. V. Newton, PC Galagamage Indrawansa Kumarasiri, PC Nihal Dhammika Jayaratne and PC Godapitiwatt Janapriya Senaratne) were charged with men's abduction and murder and tried at Colombo High Court."
"in mob execution of the accused. Seipei's body was found on 6 January 1989, dumped on waste ground in Soweto. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the purpose of the abduction had been to force the boys to accuse Verryn of sexual abuse, and, after hearing testimony from all surviving witnesses and accusers, specifically cleared Verryn of any charges of sexual abuse. The Johannesburg Central Methodist Church, under the leadership of Bishop Paul Verryn, had established a tradition of ministering to the poor and marginalised in the city centre. When the flow of Zimbabwean refugees into South Africa had"
"Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, was kidnapped and held as a hostage by gunmen led by George Speight, the principal instigator of the coup. Speaking on 25 June 2005, Ganilau said that the Mara family had not been consulted about the legislation, was opposed to it, and would accept no compensation offered by the Commission to be established. Ganilau said that her family was still reeling from the effects of the coup. She thought it ""ridiculous"" that the government was trying to """"excuse people involved in the coup"""", even after the Fiji Week reconciliation ceremonies that ran from 4 to 11"
"a weekly newspaper, ""Foroyaa"", on 11 June. The Gambian government responded by arresting six journalists: Pap Saine, News Editor Ebrima Sawaneh, and reporters Sarata Jabbi-Dibba and Pa Modou Faal of ""The Point""; and editor Sam Saar and reporters Emil Touray of ""Foroyaa"". The six were charged with sedition and criminal defamation of the president. Jabbi-Dibba (the only woman) was held in Mile 2 prison, while Saine, Sawaneh, Faal, Saar, and Touray were held in Old Jeshwang prison. On 8 August, Jabbi-Dibba's seven-month-old baby was taken away. Numerous human rights NGOs protested the arrests and called the charges against the journalists"
"regardless of their involvement in resistance activities. The looted property was collected at Scholi Asomaton and transported by lorries to Rethymno. Harvest and livestock were confiscated for use by the German troops. Local resistance bands could do nothing but watch, being vastly outnumbered. These events were portrayed in Moss's book ""Ill Met by Moonlight: The Abduction of General Kreipe"". In 1957, the book was turned into the film starring Dirk Bogarde, David Oxley and Marius Goring. Fermor and Psychoundakis also recounted their experiences in biographical works ""Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete"" and ""The Cretan Runner:"
"Vimukthi Peramuna, was detained in the fort after his arrest. It was later used to house other prisoners of the abortive 1971 JVP insurrection. Those detained included Upatissa Gamanayake, Lionel Bopage, Podi Athula (Victor Ivan), Loku Athula (N. Jayasinghe), Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda and Mahinda Wijesekara (who was to later to become a minister). Having plenty of space and the proper location to detain prisoners, it was used thereafter by the Sri Lanka Navy to detain sailors accused of wrongdoings. Now it has been transformed into a tourist hotel run by the Sri Lanka Navy. Fort Hammenhiel Fort Hammenhiel (; )"
"for police and security forces were now being dispensed by the Central Bank of Libya. Zeidan also denied that Nouri Abusahmain, the President of the GNC, had played any role in the kidnapping. At a press conference on the afternoon of 20 October, Zeidan named several of those he accused as responsible for his kidnapping. Zeidan claimed that Mustafa Treiki and Mohamed al-Kilani, both of whom are Independent members of the General National Congress for Zawiya, were the political leadership behind the kidnapping. Kilani in particular is regarded as being a radical Islamist. During the Libyan Civil War both Kilani"
"Josaia Waqabaca Josaia Waqabaca (pronounced ) is a Fijian public figure and former political organizer, who turned police informant about the Fiji coup of 2000. Waqabaca was convicted and imprisoned in 2001 for plotting to kidnap the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, in 2000. A former official of the Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP), Waqabaca claims to have been hired by two businessmen, at the behest of the party, to help bomb Nadi International Airport and strategic positions in Suva after the People's Coalition had come to power in the general election of 1999, and to have initially participated"
"abducted during the night from her home north of Harare. Dumisani Muleya of ""Business Day"" reported that she had been ""abducted by suspected state agents for allegedly being involved in plans for anti government demonstrations."" She subsequently told ""The Independent"" that she was taken away for interrogation about her NGO, the Peace Project, then accused of recruiting youths for military training with the opposition Movement for Democratic Change. She was beaten on the soles of her feet with rubber truncheons (allegedly a favourite torture instrument of the regime in Zimbabwe because they leave no marks likely to be visible at"
"Taupo to Opotiki, was arrested and put on trial by the Pai Mārire party. He was rescued from captivity two weeks later by a British man-of-war, ""HMS Eclipse"", after an attempt by local Pai Mārire leaders to exchange him for Tauranga chief Hori Tupaea, who was in prison. On 22 July, Taranaki prophet Horomona led the murder of the master and two of the three crew members of the schooner ""Kate"" at Whakatane. On 29 April 1865 Governor George Grey issued a proclamation condemning the ""revolting acts ... repugnant to all humanity"" carried out by Pai Mārire followers and warned"
"and called on parliament not to legalise prostitution or public drinking. Selebi admitted to a friendship with Glenn Agliotti, who was accused of murdering Brett Kebble. Agliotti also received a conviction and suspended sentence for his role in a multi-million Rand drug deal known as the 'Paparas' case. Despite being head of police at the time, Selebi claimed that he was oblivious that his friend was involved with crime. On 10 September 2007, the National Prosecuting Authority issued a warrant of arrest for Selebi for corruption, fraud, racketeering and defeating the ends of justice. Then NPA head Vusi Pikoli was"
"The declaration of a state of emergency in October 1952 led to the arrest of Ngei, Jomo Kenyatta and others. Ngei earned Kenyatta's undying friendship when, during their imprisonment in Lodwar, Ngei physically stopped a colonial jailer from beating up Kenyatta by seizing the whip and challenging the jailer to beat him (Ngei) first. The ""Kapenguria Six"" included Fred Kubai, Bildad Kaggia, Achieng Oneko and Kung'u Karumba. The last surviving member, Oneko, died on 9 June 2007. Mashujaa Day, which until recently was known as Kenyatta Day is a national holiday in Kenya held every year to commemorate the detention"
"Holleeder, Jim Sturgess as Cor van Hout, Ryan Kwanten as Jan Boellaard, and Mark van Eeuwen as Frans Meijer. Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken Freddy Heineken, chairman of the board of directors and CEO of the brewing company Heineken International and one of the richest people in the Netherlands, and his driver Ab Doderer, were kidnapped on 9 November 1983 in Amsterdam. They were released on a ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders (about 15.7 million GBPs) on 30 November. The kidnappers Cor van Hout, Willem Holleeder, Jan Boellaard, Frans Meijer, and Martin Erkamps, were eventually caught and served prison terms."
"remaining men and refusing to release them. Diplomat Emosi Rakai quoted Musingku as telling him the men had signed a two-year employment contract, to which he was holding them. Isikeli Mataitoga, the Chief Executive Officer of Fiji's Foreign Affairs Ministry, revealed on 8 January that Fereti Rokodi, one of the three being held in Port Moresby, had escaped to Brisbane, Australia, on the 5th. He would be arrested on his return to Fiji, Mataitoga said. Solomon Islands immigration officials revealed to the Solomon Star newspaper on 10 January 2006 that telecommunications specialist Isaia Seruvatu Baroi, one of the men ordered"
"the Emir of Gwandu in an attempt to implicate the Head of State in the affair. In an attempt to protect his friend, Rafindadi later claimed that it was he who had received the suitcases on behalf of a colleague in the diplomatic service and that the suitcases were to have been ostensibly filled with personal effects and not hard currency as alleged by the media. The NSO was also implicated in the much publicised ""Dikko Affair"" of 1984. The Dikko Affair was an unsuccessful attempt by the NSO and the Israeli businessman Elisha Cohen to kidnap and repatriate the"
"news for a short time as the verdict was delivered in the case against her persecutors. In the first report recorded on December 6, 1982, Tulasa had named 32 people responsible for abducting her and selling her to different brothels. These included taximen, the abductors and the brothel-owners. She also named three other Nepali men, Kancha Sarkhi, Lal Bahadur Kani and Uttam Kumar Pariyar, whom the Nepal government had arrested and finally sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Out of the 32 people arrested by Bombay police, seven were charged but released due to a lack of evidence. Only one of"
"of burglary, theft, and dishonesty charges; in 1996 he was convicted of charges involving indecent assault and gross indecency charges for which he served time in custody. Murder of Kylie Maybury Kylie Maria Antonia Maybury (24 October 19786 November 1984) was an Australian schoolgirl from Preston, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Maybury was kidnapped, raped, and murdered on 6 November 1984, the date of the 1984 Melbourne Cup Day; and she was nicknamed in the Melbourne tabloid newspaper ""The Sun News-Pictorial"" as the Cup Day Girl. More than 30 years after her death, in June 2016 Victoria Police"