Political kidnapping

Political kidnapping is kidnapping which is conducted to obtain political concessions from security forces or governments.

Rise[]

There were series of kidnapping of senior diplomats during the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] By the end of the 1960s, political kidnappings were evidently profitable.^[2]

For a long period, political kidnapping was usually a Latin American phenomenon, with some few overlooked incidents in Europe. After the 1990s, when the interest of tourists and businessmen increased in Asian and pacific countries, the kidnappings also became a means to support the political motives of newly established dissidents groups. Like Abu Sayyaf, his group has conducted numerous political kidnappings.^[3]

Notable incidents[]

Kidnapping of Abílio dos Santos Diniz
Kidnapping of Brigadier General Dozier
Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot, foiled by law enforcement before it was carried out

References[]

^ Roberts, Ivor. Satow's Diplomatic Practice. Oxford University Press. p. 238.
^ Ross, Jeffrey Ian. Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives. Transaction Publishers. p. 300. ISBN 9781412841085.
^ Frank Bolz Jr.; Kenneth J. Dudonis; David P. Schulz (2011). The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and Techniques, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. p. 130.

[1] Roberts, Ivor. Satow's Diplomatic Practice. Oxford University Press. p. 238.

[2] Ross, Jeffrey Ian. Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives. Transaction Publishers. p. 300. ISBN 9781412841085.

[3] Frank Bolz Jr.; Kenneth J. Dudonis; David P. Schulz (2011). The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and Techniques, Fourth Edition. CRC Press. p. 130.

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