Overview

• Paris prosecutors presented 25 individuals to investigative judges on May 30 in connection with a series of kidnappings and attempted abductions in the cryptocurrency sector.
• Ten suspects, including three teenagers, have been charged with criminal association and face detention or judicial supervision.
• The probe focuses on the May 13 street abduction attempt of the Paymium CEO’s daughter and grandson alongside earlier plots near Nantes and in Paris.
• Authorities believe a 40-year-old Franco-Moroccan man is a central orchestrator operating from Morocco and are exploring links among all incidents.
• Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has met with crypto industry leaders to implement priority emergency access and security consultations for sector professionals.