the Kidnapping took place in the middle of november last year. A man was forced into a car at gunpoint and taken to a basement room where he was subjected to a torturous beatings and death threats, reports The Journal.

the victim’s parents paid the requested money, he was released, after having been held captive for around two hours.

Three men, 21 and 23 years old, sentenced in district court to prison for six years for, inter alia, kidnapping, aggravated robbery and aggravated extortion. An 18-year-old sentenced to prison for three years for the crimes.