MOSCOW, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Law enforcers arrested four unemployed persons in Moscow, who are suspected of kidnapping an Armenian citizen. Radio Liberty reported, referring to Novosti news agency that the Armenian citizen was kidnapped on Sheremetevskaya Street on June 5. Later this person managed to escape from his kidnappers on his own. Three of the arrested men had previous convictions. A criminal case on kidnapping has been opened in connection with the fact. The Russian criminal code envisages imprisonment for up to 15 years for this crime. No details about the case and the identities of the Armenian citizen and those arrested were given.

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