eMalahleni businessman drops charges in high-profile kidnapping case
A man who said he was kidnapped at gunpoint, assaulted and feared for his life has withdrawn the charges against the accused.
In an unsuspected twist, the five men accused of kidnapping Pakistani businessman, Saqlain Ali, walked out of the eMalahleni Magistrate’s Court smiling earlier today.
According to an article published by Witbank News, Ali withdrew the kidnapping charges against the men in an empty courtroom.
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The support he had last week when the Pakistani business community demanded justice for him after he was kidnapped from his hardware store in the CBD a week ago, was not present.
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During a demonstration at the court on Friday, Ali told Witbank News that he was kidnapped at gunpoint, assaulted, and feared for his life.
He was later recovered unharmed in Pietermaritzburg.
The Witness reported the arrests followed a dramatic midnight operation on Tuesday when a police task force, led by the Crime Intelligence Unit under Colonel Rumen Maistry, raided an industrial park in Willowton, Pietermaritzburg where Ali was found.
In an interview, he requested the High Commission of Pakistan to help him.
“I need justice from the court, I can’t get it,” he pleaded on social media.
He said a feud over rent was the reason for the kidnapping.
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