{UAH} Man is charged with kidnapping US woman, 35
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Man is charged with kidnapping US woman, 35, and her guide while they were on safari in Uganda
- Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and guide Jean Paul Mirenge-Remezo were taken
- They had been on safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda
- Kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 and the pair were later released
- Onesmus Byaruhanga appeared in court to be charged with assisting kidnappers
A man was charged in a Ugandan court on Thursday with kidnapping for ransom an American tourist and her driver earlier this month, police said.
Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and local guide Jean Paul Mirenge-Remezo were ambushed and seized by gunmen as they drove in Queen Elizabeth National Park in southwest Uganda on April 2.
The kidnappers demanded a ransom of $500,000 and the pair were released six days later.
Kimberley Sue Endecott, 35, and guide Jean Paul Mirenge-Remezo (pictured together) were kidnapped earlier this month
Onesmus Byaruhanga, who appeared in court to be charged, 'played a supportive role of surveilling the movement of the American tourist', police said in a statement.
Byaruhanga, the police said, has a history of carrying out kidnappings and robberies in the area and provided crucial 'information that facilitated the kidnapping of the two' and he was also involved in pressing ransom demands.
The firm that organised Endecott's safari has said she and her guide were released after a 'negotiated settlement' and a Ugandan official also said a ransom was paid.
Queen Elizabeth National Park, where the victims were seized, is one of Uganda's most visited, with visitors flocking there to see lions, zebras, hippos, elephants and other attractions.
Kidnappings and other forms of assault on tourists are rare in the East African country.
The last major similar incident occurred in 1999 in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, when an American couple, four Britons and two New Zealanders were killed along with four guides after being ambushed by gunmen.
President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni reassured tourists that Uganda is safe after warnings from President Trump
In a tweet , U.S. President Donald Trump previously urged Ugandan authorities to find the perpetrators and bring them to justice 'openly and quickly'.
'Bring them to justice openly and quickly!' the president tweeted earlier this month, adding that it is the only way 'people will feel safe going there'.
Uganda's president, Yoweri Museveni had earlier reassured tourists that 'Uganda is safe', describing last week's kidnappers as 'isolated packets of criminals'.
"If I'm right, and I'm pretty sure I am," writes Dr. Epstein, Trump is capable of only a minimal level of analytical or critical thinking." (Photo: DonkeyHotey/flickr/cc)
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