Ethiopians accused of kidnapping countrymen appear in S.Africa court
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Johannesburg: Two Ethiopians have appeared in a South African court on accusations of kidnapping and extortion after more than 80 of their countrymen...
Johannesburg: Two Ethiopians have appeared in a South African court on accusations of kidnapping and extortion after more than 80 of their countrymen were found locked in a Johannesburg home, the police said on Wednesday.
Adamasu Defar Katiso, 19, and Urkoto Muwrte, 37, were arrested on Saturday after police broke into a house in the northeastern suburb of Sandringham looking for a kidnap victim.
They found dozens of undocumented Ethiopians locked inside including the man who was being held for a 500,000-rand (nearly $27,200, 24,885-euro) ransom.
"They were kept in inhumane conditions without adequate food and ablution facilities," police spokesman Lloyd Ramovha told AFP.
Authorities said the group was being interviewed with the assistance of the Ethiopian embassy including for translation.
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