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Abduction Recovery International, two years ago he was sentenced to 16 weeks in a Singapore
prison for immigration offences and restricting someones movements.
His business bounced back from that, but may not this time, with globally amplified criticism from
rivals and Lebanese authorities that his plan was amateurish and easily foiled.
Related: How did it come to this? Inside the doomed bid to snatch Sally Faulkner's children
It is possible a similar agreement to the one that sprung Faulkner could be reached for Whittington,
who is said to be receiving assistance from the UK embassy, but jail time would not be
unprecedented. Two former soldiers, an Australian and a New Zealander, were both arrested under
similar circumstances in Beirut in 2006 and served three months in prison.
Tara Brown, David Ballment, Ben Williamson and Stephen Rice
The Nine Network staff who trailed and may have financed the bungled operation were released on
Wednesday, after apparently paying Amin compensation to drop the personal charges.
However, like Faulkner, the Nine team will be sweating on a decision from Judge Abdullah on
whether separate criminal charges against them will be dropped or referred to another court. That
would require them to return to Lebanon to face court.
Australia does not have a bilateral extradition treaty with Lebanon and the Lebanese government
would need to make a specific request to extradite Brown and her team if they abscond.
Mohammed Hamza and Khaled Barbour
Hamza and Barbour are Lebanese citizens who were hired by Whittington to assist with the alleged
child abduction. They remain in detention.
A Romanian citizen allegedly linked to the plot remains at large. Two Dutch women, including 36year-old Antoinette Adriana van den Bersselaar, were initially arrested with the nine others but were
released shortly after.