Brice Fleutiaux ( French: Brice Fleutiaux ) ( November 23, 1967 - April 24, 2001 ) - French photographer and journalist kidnapped in October 1999 by Chechen separatists during the armed conflict in the region . He was released on June 12, 2000 as a result of a special operation of Russian law enforcement agencies, after spending about 8 months in captivity.
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| Birth name | Fletio, Brice |
| Date of Birth | November 23, 1967 |
| Place of Birth | Toulouse , France |
| Date of death | April 24, 2001 (33 years old) |
| Place of death | Paris , France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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Biography
Born in Toulouse , France . He worked in Cambodia , India , Bangladesh , Vietnam and the republics of the former Yugoslavia .
Captivity
In September 1999, Fletio arrived in Ankara , then through Georgia ended up in Chechnya , where he was going to make a photo report from Grozny . [1] On arrival he was abducted by separatists with a view to ransom. The kidnapping of a journalist caused a public outcry in France . [2] [3] On June 12, 2000, Fletio was released as a result of a special operation. After his release, he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin .
During the captivity, Bris Fletio was held for some time together with the Samara journalist Viktor Petrov , who was also held hostage by Chechen terrorists. [four]
Death
On April 24, 2001, he committed suicide in Paris as a result of a family conflict with his wife [5] . Before his death, he wrote a book where he talked about being in captivity.
Sources
- ↑ Gevorgyan N. “The FSB requested five million for Fletio” // Kommersant-Vlast , No. 19 (421), May 15, 2001.
- ↑ Prokofiev V. Liberation of the French photographer // Labor , No. 107, June 14, 2000.
- ↑ Fokina K. Chechens have been holding Brice Fletio for four months // Nezavisimaya Gazeta , February 4, 2000.
- ↑ Pavlov A. Journalist Viktor Petrov, who spent two years in Chechen captivity: Baraev called the most terrible torture “Russian crying of the third degree” // Komsomolskaya Pravda , July 19, 2001.
- ↑ “The work of Doctors Without Borders” in the North Caucasus and the abduction of the head of the mission in Dagestan, “ Novaya Gazeta ” columnist Vyacheslav Izmailov: “I have his book in French, unfortunately it has not been translated into other languages, I have it co-authored by Brice Fletier, I was translating this book, I met with those people, Russians who were sitting with Brice Fletier, the Russians were kept in much worse conditions than Brice Fletier. His conditions were, if I may say so, more humane, he was not beaten, as a rule, he was even given the opportunity to shoot on a video camera. I am not talking about other foreigners. There were foreigners who were detained, in particular, Camilla Carr and George James, in terrible conditions. Brice Fletier was kept in better conditions. Therefore, his death was not related to being held hostage. There was a family drama. During this time, his wife decided to part with him. "
Links
- Photographer Brice Fletio, a former hostage in Chechnya, committed suicide // NEWSru , April 26, 2001