In May 2024, he was kidnapped by the Wagner Group
Justice & Anti-CorruptionCentral African Republic
- Omissions
- The specific date of the kidnapping was 26 May 2024, not just 'May 2024'
- Joseph Figueira Martin was working as a humanitarian researcher for the NGO FHI 360 when he was abducted
- He is a dual Belgian-Portuguese citizen
- Sources
- PrimaryEuropean Parliament - EUR-Lex (Resolution P10_TA(2025)0162)Joseph Figueira Martin, a humanitarian worker with FHI 360, was kidnapped on 26 May 2024 in the Central African Republic (CAR) by the Wagner Group and later handed over to the CAR authorities
- SecondaryHowTheyVote.euJoseph Figueira Martin, a dual Belgian-Portuguese citizen and humanitarian researcher working for the NGO FHI 360, was kidnapped on 26 May 2024 in the Central African Republic
- SecondaryAP NewsReports on the detention and subsequent release of Joseph Figueira Martin, confirming he was held in the Central African Republic