The Embassy of the Kingdom of Thailand in Rabat reacted to the case of the alleged kidnapping of Moroccan nationals by criminal networks. The embassy provided clarifications while expressing the predisposition of the Thai authorities to cooperate with those of the countries whose nationals are kidnapped. Details. For several days, information has been circulating on the tragic fate of dozens of Moroccan citizens presumed kidnapped by armed gangs in Thailand. The latter allegedly kidnapped the victims at the border with Myanmar before forcing them under threat of torture to work on their behalf in digital fraud and cybercrime activities. The victims have so far been locked up and unable to free themselves from the grip of their torturers. They find themselves forced to remain sequestered under penalty of merciless punishment.
Their fate is all the more uncertain as the area where they are imprisoned escapes the control of the Thai authorities who cannot intervene against these armed mafias who reign as absolute masters.
As the media begins to report on this affair, the Thai embassy in Morocco has finally broken its silence. In an update received by “L’Opinion”, the embassy indicated that the information recently relayed on this subject is not entirely accurate.
The diplomatic representation took care to emphasize that this “relatively recent” phenomenon concerns several African nationals, including Moroccans, who have been scammed and confused by mafias, often Malaysian, Chinese, and Russian, operating in the southeast of the country. ‘Asia.
The embassy added that it is still difficult to identify the place of incarceration of the victims and that this is the subject of several investigations opened by the judicial authorities.
As a precaution, the embassy has taken exceptional measures in the procedures for granting visas to further protect Moroccan tourists from the risk of scams by criminal networks who use Thailand as a base for the sequestration of international tourists given that it is an air transit route in Southeast Asia.
The embassy also expressed the predisposition of the Thai authorities to cooperate closely with their Moroccan counterparts, as well as with international agencies, to elucidate the circumstances of this case and the fate of the victims.
