An elderly pastor who was kidnapped earlier this month by armed men dressed as Haitian National Police officers has reportedly been released. The 79-year-old pastor’s ransom had been paid, but then his captors refused to release him.
Pastor Jean Pierre Ferrer Michel, a founding member of the church Jesus Center, was abducted on Oct. 3 by the 400 Mawozo gang. His release was announced Tuesday in a video posted on Facebook by his daughter.
The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that a ransom of $300,000 was paid in exchange for his release and another member of his congregation.
Délex Etienne, a Haitian communications consultant tweeted that an additional $250,000 was paid:
250,000 USD was paid on Monday evening for the release of Pastor Jean-Pierre Ferrer Michel and Norman Wiwner. An amount that is in addition to the 300,000 USD already delivered previously by their relatives has
— Délex Etienne (@Delexetienne) October 26, 2021
CBN News previously reported that Michel’s case was not getting very much attention from the international media, only in the local press.
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