{"id":26040,"date":"2022-09-09T15:40:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/three-sentenced-to-10-and-8-years-in-prison-for-attempted-kidnapping"},"modified":"2022-09-09T15:53:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T15:53:56","slug":"three-sentenced-to-10-and-8-years-in-prison-for-attempted-kidnapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/three-sentenced-to-10-and-8-years-in-prison-for-attempted-kidnapping","title":{"rendered":"Three sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison for attempted kidnapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>The 6th section of the Sofala Judicial Court today (05-09) sentenced three men to ten and eight years in prison for attempting to kidnap a businessman in 2021, Miramar reports.<\/p>\n<p>Samir Ayob was sentenced to ten years in prison, while his co-defendants Manuel Chico and Alberto Francisco were handed terms of eight years.<\/p>\n<p>Reading the sentence, Judge Martins Muchiguerra said records on the defendants\u2019 cell phones and the testimony of the owner of the residence that was reportedly to serve as the place of captivity in the foiled kidnapping, and who identified defendant Manuel Chico, weighed heavily in the conviction.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants accepted the verdict, agreeing to serve their sentences willingly, not because they accept that they\u2019re guilty but because \u2013 as they tell Miramar below \u2013 they believe that prison is the only place where they will be protected from alleged police persecution.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the Miramar report starting at 45:19<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assista \u00e0 \u00edntegra do Balan\u00e7o Geral  | 08\/09\/2022\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWdrOcYyw9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\">Mozambique<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mozambique. 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