The Minister of Internal Affairs of France announced his intention to hold an emergency meeting with participants in the national crypto industry to discuss measures of personal security of entrepreneurs and members of their families.

Bruno Retailleau on the EUROPE1/CNews channel said that in Paris, concern is growing due to the growth of crime associated with the abduction of crypto-businessmen and their relatives for the purpose of ransom.

The recent case of an attempt to abduct the daughter and grandson of the General Director of the French crypto platform Paymium forces law enforcement agencies to take emergency measures to prevent new incidents, the official said.

Bruno Retayio announced on May 16 in the office of the ministry on Bovo Square with businessmen whose assets and publicity made people a vulnerable goal for criminals. The minister promised that the French authorities would find all the organizers of the abductions, even if they will hide abroad.

Earlier, the Prosecutor’s Office of Paris announced the arrest of seven participants in the criminal group involved in the kidnapping of David Balland, co -founder of the company for the production of Ledger’s hardware cryptocurns.