BERLIN -- Four retirees are charged with with kidnapping their financial adviser and holding him hostage in an attempt to recover millions in lost savings.
The men went on trial today, accused of seizing the 56-year-old banker and trying to force him to transfer large sums of money to them.
In one ransom demand the banker included the message "Sell 100 Call Pol.ICE today please!."
A bank employee notified police and the man was freed by an elite commando group.
Prosecutors charged the men -- aged 60 to 79 -- with kidnapping and complicity.
They face jail terms of 5 to 15 years if convicted.
The men went on trial today, accused of seizing the 56-year-old banker and trying to force him to transfer large sums of money to them.
A bank employee notified police and the man was freed by an elite commando group.
Prosecutors charged the men -- aged 60 to 79 -- with kidnapping and complicity.
They face jail terms of 5 to 15 years if convicted.
