Scientology Denies Any Involvement In French Woman's Kidnapping in Italy
A news story leaked a few weeks back about a French woman being found in Sardinia, Italy who was discovered "half-naked" and being held captive against her will in a room "infested with vermin."
Most of the news sources were in Italian and I wasn't sure I could accurately report the story without having a proper translation. Now there are new reports on this story, with a proper translation. Here's more from ARS:
"A Frenchwoman, kidnapped in Sardinia by members of the Church of Scientology and rescued at the end of January by the Italian police force, will "quickly be repatriated to France", French diplomatic sources in Rome indicated Saturday."The French Consulate in Rome has been following this since the beginning in close cooperation with the Italian authorities and Martine Boublil will quickly be repatriated to France", affirmed these sources.
The police in Nuoro (east-central Sardinia), who had rescued the 48 year old Frenchwoman held under deplorable conditions, informed AFP that Mrs. Boublil "was still in hospital but that she might leave Sardinia next week".
There were four French Scientologists, three men and one woman, who were arrested in conjunction with this kidnapping and all four were released ten days ago and have returned to France, according to the article.
A spokesperson for the Church of Scientology stated the issue was a matter of "family drama" and stated the CoS had "nothing to say" on the matter.
A French paper, Le Parisien reported the woman described her time in captivity as being "in hell." Ms. Boublil, the victim, is the sister of a Claude Boublil,"an organizer of the Scientology Celebrity Center in Paris." Mr. Claude Boublil is said to be an OTVIII and a high ranking member of the French org. It is alleged Mr. Boublil arranged for his sister, Martine, who has a history of depression, to be picked up by fellow Scientologists and held her against her will in Sardinia. Fortunately, neighbors found SOS notes she written with lipstick in a garden and contacted authorities.
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