The criminal gang "400 Mawazo" is demanding a US$500,000 ransom for the release of Carlos Guillén Tatis, the agricultural and commercial attaché of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Haiti.
The diplomat was reported kidnapped on Friday while on his way to the Dominican Republic where he had intended to spend the Labour Day weekend with his family.
But the authorities said Mr. Guillén Tatis never crossed the border as planned and was not answering phone calls.
In a diplomatic note, the Dominican Republic Ambassador accredited to Haiti, Faruk Miguel Castillo, said the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been informed of the kidnapping and apart from filing a complaint has made a request for the matter to be investigated by the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police in Haiti.
Relatives said Mr. Guillén Tatis is diabetic and risks a diabetic coma or even death if he does not receive his daily supply of insulin.
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