Felix Batista
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Felix Batista is a Cuban-American[1] anti-kidnapping expert and former U.S. Army major who has negotiated resolution to nearly 100 kidnapping and ransom cases,[2] dozens of them in Mexico.[3] Batista is a consultant for Houston, Texas-based security firm ASI Global.[2]
[edit] Kidnapping
On December 10, 2008, Batista was kidnapped outside a restaurant in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico by unknown assailants[2] while there to speak and give anti-kidnapping advice.[4]
Batista was in a restaurant with several other people when he received a phone call, according to a written statement released by the state attorney general's office in Saltillo.
After speaking on the telephone, he told his colleagues that several people in a white pickup were going to give him a message, said the statement. He got into a vehicle which did not match the description he had given his colleagues. Since then, no one has had any communication with him. No ransom demand has been made. [1]
The statement said there was no sign of violence at the scene. [5]
Currently, the Batista family are trying to petition for U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, to speak about the ongoing violence and the safety of Americans. [6]
[edit] Military
Felix I. Batista, a former major in the Florida Army National Guard, was instrumental while commanding a Military Intelligence company developed a field training exercise called "Red Scorpion" which is now used NGB-wide by other National Guard Military Intelligence units.[citation needed]
