The Beninese justice has opened Tuesday "a judicial inquiry" following the kidnapping of the two French tourists on May 1 and the death of their guide Benin, in the north of the country. The Office of the Special Prosecutor of the Court of Punishment of Economic Crimes and Terrorism (CRIET) of Benin said Tuesday that he "opened a judicial inquiry to determine the causes and conditions of the incident that led to the disappearance of two French and the death of the guide Fiacre Gbédji ".
A "disappearance" according to Benin
Patrick Picque and Laurent Lassimouillas were released 10 days after their disappearance by an operation of the French army in the north of neighboring Burkina Faso, which caused several deaths, including two soldiers of the special forces. However, Benin authorities have still not officially acknowledged their kidnapping and continue to talk about their "disappearance".
"The case puts in situation two foreigners already returned home, the instruction should require the establishment of a commission rogatory to go to collect their declarations", continues the press release of the office of the prosecutor.