Police declin­ed to commen­t on the size of the demand­OSLO: The wife of a wealthy Norwegian businessman has gone missing in a rare suspected kidnapping and her family has received a ransom demand to be paid in cryptocurrency, police said on Wednesday. “There has been demand for ransom, and serious threats have been made in this case,” Police Inspector Tommy Broeske told a news conference. Police declined to comment on the size of the demand. Kidnapped for ransom: Abducted businessman recovered“The family sees this as a cruel and inhumane act,” lawyer Svein Holden told reporters. He declined to say whether such a process could eventually lead to a ransom being paid.

Source: The Express Tribune January 09, 2019 13:52 UTC