Thursday, January 15, 2009

The kidnappers of Greek businessmen have increased the amount of repurchase up to 100 million euros.

Malefactors, stole a large Greek businessman Periklisa Panagopulosa, increased the amount of ransom, which they call for his release from 40 to 100 million euros. As the correspondent of RIA Novosti, reported by the Greek television, referring to the family of a businessman.
Panagopulos was abducted by three armed men on 12 January morning in a suburb of Athens. As previously reported, the criminals stopped the car business, and transplanted it to the driver of a vehicle and taken away in an unknown direction. The driver was later released. After his captors and told the initial amount of ransom. As the family learned Panagopulosa to increase this amount is not specified.
At present, the police sought a businessman, questioned the staff of pharmacies in order to find out whether to buy drugs, which takes Panagopulos. The point is that the 73-year-old abducted seriously ill and he needs constant medication.
Panagopulos is known as a man, in the past, a former major in the Greek shipowner. He was a founder of the company Attica Group, engaged in maritime transport. In 2007, Panagopulos sold the company for 300 million euros and has since virtually stopped doing business.

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