Posted on 02/19/2006 4:21:02 AM PST by Hannah Senesh
Ilan Halimi, 23-year-old Parisian man, found tied to tree, naked, wounded, with burns covering his body; police arrest 13 suspects, say act not motivated by anti-Semitism
The French police arrested 13 people on suspicion of kidnapping, torturing and murdering Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old Parisian Jew.
Halimi was found on Monday tied to a tree, naked and wounded, with burns covering all parts of his body. He died on the way to the hospital.
Police officials said that the abduction and murder were apparently not motivated by anti-Semitism, but added that they have not yet discovered what led the group to commit the acts.
The affair, which stunned France's Jewish community, began about a month ago, when a good-looking young woman entered a cellular phone store in Paris, where Halimi worked, and began talking to him.
The two exchanged telephone numbers, and after speaking on the phone a number of times, set a meeting in a suburb south of Paris. Halimi left for the meeting on January 20, and has been missing ever since.
Later, the kidnappers contacted Halimi's family members and asked them for a ransom of Euro 400,000 (about USD 476,239). The family, however, was unable to collect such a large amount of money, and the kidnappers thus lowered their demand to Euro 5,000 (5,953). Then, a week and a half ago, they stopped contacting the family.
Failed abduction attempts
The police, who had launched a secret investigation into the affair, were unable to locate the kidnappers, who had used stolen cellular phones and were photographed wearing masks.
The investigation did reveal that the kidnappers had already attempted to execute similar abductions at least four times before, but had failed for various reasons.
Over the weekend, French newspapers revealed that 12 out of the 13 suspects arrested, aged 17 to 32, were captured in the suburb south of Paris where Halimi was tortured.
Among the detainees was also the young woman, whose photo was published in the newspapers as the seducing girl. The girl claimed that she was indeed asked to seduce a number of young men, but was unaware of the act's purpose.
The last suspect in the affair was arrested in Belgium.
The investigation into the affair was handed to the Parisian police's severe crimes unit, and it is being personally supervised by Paris' public prosecutor.
Despite the police's doubts, Halimi's family believes that the act was motivated by anti-Semitism.
“We think there is anti-Semitism in this affair,” Rafi, Ilan’s brother-in-law, told the European Jewish Press. ”First because the killers tried to kidnap at least two other Jews, and secondly because of what they said on the phone."
”When we said we didn’t have Euro 500,000 to give them, they answered we should go to the synagogue and get it,” Rafi stressed.
“They also recited verses from the Koran. We didn’t know what they were saying but the police told us," he said.
apparently not motivated by anti-Semitism, but added that they have not yet discovered what led the group to commit the acts
If they don't know, then how can they say it wasn't motivated by anti-Semitism?
They are looking for a politically correct, non offensive motive.
"act not motivated by anti-Semitism"
Nah, the "Religion of Peace" wouldn't do anything like that. They would have just cut his head off.
it doesnt make sense at all....why dont they just call a hate crime a hate crime...the truth. why are we so afraid of telling the truth about murderous islamo maniacs?
Beat me to it.
This type of nonsense is always the defective coverup for a lie. Stands out like a sore thumb.
I thought the same thing.
I wonder if the girl was a setup or if she is quietly missing too?
"They are looking for a politically correct, non offensive motive."
Rather like the French police during World War II. I bet you weren't aware that they didn't really round up 80,000 Jews and send them to death camps. Actually, it was the Gestapo dressed up as French policemen (they hired the uniforms from the French subsidiary of MGM). --- sarcasm off
Maybe Inspector Clouseau isn't a satire after all.
The girl has been arrested and had previously attempted but failed to seduce two other Jewish men into the same scheme. She claims not to have known why she was asked by the gang to seduce the men.
Their pagan god always wants more blood of Jews Christians Hindus Buddhists and so on. These Neanderthals also wiped out the Zoroastrians of Persia.
Bingo!
"Maybe Inspector Clouseau isn't a satire after all."
The stupidity of these murderers beggars belief. The family of a man working as a salesman in a store is likely to be able to come up with almost $500,000? And then they lower the ransom to $6000?
****why are we so afraid of telling the truth about murderous islamo maniacs?***
If you are keeping up with the news of the cartoon riots , you would know.
They are frightened ,they are letting Islamics run wild because the governments are running scared. And the Islamics love it.Its going to get a lot worse before it gets better ,especially now that they have done these things and gotten away with it.
PLEASE don't insult the Neanderthals!
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