Clifford Brandt, Son of Affluent Haitian Businessman Arrested for Kidnapping
Picture of Uncle of Clifford, Gregory Brandt appears in Haiti's 1 Percent in Foreign Policy magazine
The son of the affluent Fritz Brandt, Clifford Brandt, was arrested by the National Police of Haiti for his involvement in the kidnapping of two children on October 16 as part of a larger kidnapping network in Haiti.
Picture of Uncle of Clifford, Gregory Brandt appears in Haiti's 1 Percent in Foreign Policy magazine
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The son of the affluent Fritz Brandt, Clifford Brandt, was arrested by the National Police of Haiti for his involvement in the kidnapping of two children on October 16 as part of a larger kidnapping network in Haiti.
"Yes Clifford Brandt is in custody. He is currently in detention at the Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ)," a PNH spokesman told HPN that an investigation was ongoing.
According to Police Spokesman, Frantz Lerebours, reached by telephone, Clifford Brandt did not deny his involvement in the kidnapping on October 16 of Coralie and Nicolas Moscoso, two children of a Haitian entrepreneur.
The kidnapping was carried out on Bourdon Road, informed the police. A two day police operation resulted in the release of the children on Tuesday, October 23.
"The motive for the Moscoso child abductions are not known, but it could be done in order to make money. Anyway there is an ongoing criminal investigation," said Frantz Lerebours, of few words on this matter.
In a 2011, Brandt's family is involved in the soap, oil sector and other food products in Haiti since 2004. His uncle Gregory Brandt is the president of the Franco-Haitian Chamber of Commerce and was featured in Haiti's 1 Percent in Foreign Policy magazine.
