Paying ransom is illegal in some jurisdictions because it’s seems to be the easy way to prevent ransoms if it works or not I don’t know. Ransom works when the

Paying ransom is illegal in some jurisdictions because it’s seems to be the easy way to prevent ransoms if it works or not I don’t know. Ransom works when the target is capable and has sufficient incentive to pay out, if you make it so that you’ll face jail time as a CEO who orders a ransom to be paid out it’s quite likely might reduce acts of ransom. I know that there is grey area that is common in the energy and global construction sectors where companies might not be able to pay ransom legally essentially have a ransom insurance so when 3 of your workers get kidnapped in Djibouti you have your “insurance company” which also often facilitates negotiations, extraction and repatriation handle the case. (This is also common for other reasons, especially liability reduction if something goes wrong the company can wash their hands of the case and send the families after the “insurance provider”.) There is also the grey area of “private emergency services” which range from private medevac on standby to assault teams capable of executing asset recovery missions some even take pride of being able and willing to perform prison breaks.