What to do, if your loved one has become a hostage?

How to help a close to you person, if he or she became a hostage? If you find out about the grab of a loved one, call the police. To the release of the hostages specialists are being very serious, involving the professionals from the FBI with their unique technical equipment. Preliminary preparations for the operation lasts from a few hours to several days.

It depends on the speed with which the bandits put forward their demands, and from the victim’s relatives – how quickly they will call to the police and how they`ll behave in the future. The matter is complicated, if the relatives and friends have been trying to buy off the bandits or are “playing a double game.”

When blackmailers nominated any requirements, primarily, ensure that the hostage is alive and unharmed. Unlikely you will see the captured, but talk to him on the phone is required. At the same time the criminals have to firmly understand that you don`t want to have any negotiations until you`ll speak with a relative (a friend). During the conversation, make sure that person, who talks to you, is really close to you. Perhaps the connection may have a poor quality, but you need to get information from who you talk to, which proves that it is really your loved ones. It is also important to make sure that you are talking to a person, and not to the sound recording. Remember that during the conversation can not be even a hint try to get information about who took a relative, and where he is being held. It is unnecessary curiosity could cost the life of the hostage.

Most important is the psychological aspect of your conversation. You need to calm the hostage, promising to take all possible measures to release him as soon as possible. Ask, how that people treat him, is everything okay with his health. Convince your  relative that it is not necessary to take the active steps separate so as not to aggravate the situation.

Once you are convinced that you was talking with your relative (a friend), listen carefully to the requirements of the invaders. No matter what will be these requirements, try to ask for a temporary postponement. Motivate the request, such as the current lack of funding, or the ability to perform the payment. If the negotiations are going face to face, ask to repeat it, if on the phone – ask to call again. Note that the delay, which you received, will be very minor. During this time, you should immediately decide what to do, either to fulfill the conditions of the blackmailers, or contact the police.

Why you should contact the professionals? Whom is better to ask for help?

If you decide to ask for the professional help, you must do it immediately, because the  development of the operation`s plan, and approval of your actions with special services, and training of the capture`s group take a time. It is the best to inform the security services (police, FBI) on the phone, since criminals can watching you at this time. However, for insurance do not use the phone, on which the blackmailers called you. Mentally prepare that during the second call invaders can tell you that they are confident that you called to the police for help. Most often the criminals are just trying to take you on fear and force to refuse the release of your loved one with the help of special services. In this case, the answer “we did not call” must be clear and concise so that the invaders did not have the slightest doubt about the sincerity of your reply.

When intelligence services connected to the operation, you must follow their instructions, try don`t take the initiative. Proceed according to the developed and approved scheme. And try to negotiate the additional time. It will allow more qualitatively to prepare for the release of the hostage. If you have to meet with criminals, in order to give them what they need, achieve the assurances that the hostage will be okay.

Often, getting the desired, terrorists kill a hostage, they are worry about any information, what a hostage can tell to the police. It is the best to transfer the promised to the terrorists, if you could see that a hostage had taken to a safe place, and he is not in danger. In an extreme case, it should be a mutual exchange. It is clear that the kidnappers, first of all, have the initiative, but your firm behavior in this matter only increase the chances that the situation will be resolved safely. Once you have transferred the required to the blackmailers, try as soon as possible to escape from the meeting and go away from the criminals.