{
  "id": 9579594,
  "title": "Interpol issues Red Notice for Uzbek banker who said he was kidnapped in Paris last year — on suspicion of organizing a separate kidnapping",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/interpol-issues-red-notice-for-uzbek-banker-who-said-he-was-kidnapped",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T15:43:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/297483"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Uzbek financier Kakhramonjon Olimov, who in 2025 claimed he was kidnapped in Paris. However, an investigation revealed that the kidnapping was staged. Olimov is now accused of organizing the kidnapping of a business rival. Uzbekistan has ordered his arrest. Olimov owns 52.36% of Anorbank, with the remaining shares held by Netherlands-registered Bekamin B.V. Following The Insider's previous report on Olimov, the bank stated that the reports were about personal matters and unrelated to the bank's affairs. Uzbekistan's central bank confirmed that Anorbank continued to operate normally and complied with financial standards. Olimov faces charges under Uzbekistan's Criminal Code for kidnapping for financial gain or other motives. If convicted, he could serve five to ten years in prison. Initially, Olimov claimed he was kidnapped in central Paris, taken to a villa near Nice, tortured, and forced to pay $10 million. However, investigators found inconsistencies in his story, including continued communication with one of the supposed kidnappers and paid travel arranged by that man's driver. Olimov may have staged his own kidnapping to make his business rival, Batyr Rakhimov, appear responsible for the crime. Rakhimov had demanded over $200 million in compensation from Olimov for assets taken under unfavorable terms. A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement to locate and detain a wanted person, not an arrest warrant.",
  "summary": "Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Uzbek financier Kakhramonjon Olimov, who in the summer of 2025 claimed he had been kidnapped in Paris. A subsequent investigation by The Insider and L’Express found evidence suggesting the kidnapping of Olimov was staged. Then, last week, The Insider was the first to report that Olimov had been charged in a separate kidnapping case, with a source alleging that…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}