Commission official suspected of staging own kidnap in Colombia

A European Commission official responsible for development projects in Colombia is under suspicion of having staged his own kidnap in April.

Carlos Ayala-Saavedra, a 59 year old Bolivian turned Spanish national, is being investigated by the European Commission and the Colombian authorities for allegedly staging his own kidnap to extort a €10 million ransom from the EU's coffers.

The story broke this week in the Colombian press, with the mainstream magazine Cambio publishing a thre...