Lebanese Mafia Brothers Arrested over Berlin Kidnapping Plot
The younger brother of one of Berlin's most notorious Arab
mafia bosses has been arrested in Denmark on suspicion of plotting to kidnap
the children of a famous rapper.
German authorities are now seeking the extradition of
37-year-old Yasser Abou-Chaker, who is of Lebanese descent.
His elder brother and clan boss Arafat Abou-Chaker, 42, was
arrested in Berlin last week.
Both suspects have been accused of plotting to abduct the
children of German-Tunisian rapper and former business partner Bushido.
According to investigators, the brothers had been actively
looking for people ready to carry out the kidnapping. This was apparently to be
an act of revenge after Bushido cut ties with the Abou-Chakers in March last
year.
Bushido is currently under police protection. Another
rapper, Capital Bra who was signed to Bushido's label, this week angrily
accused his boss of working "intensively" with the police and left
the label.
The Abou-Chaker clan is among 10 Lebanese families involved
in organized crime in Berlin and put under police surveillance.
