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一 |     Two Florida brothers and another man were charged with federal kidnapping, waterboarding, and torturing a man despite knowing he was not the target of their plot, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday.A man came out of his house on Oct. 13 in Plantation, Florida, and went into his apartment's parking garage between 7:30 and 8 a.m. when he was approached by three men, later identified as Jeffry Arista, Jonathan Arista, and Raymond Gomez, who brandished a firearm and told him to get in a black car with police lights, the complaint said."Jeffry Arista asked the victim to identify himself, implying they had kidnapped the wrong individual. The kidnappers further confirmed this when they removed the victim's wallet from his pocket and checked his identification. At this point, the kidnappers began inquiring why the coworker was using the victim's car this past Thursday and demanded to know where the money was," the criminal complaint, unsealed in the Southern District of Florida, said."The money was in reference to what the coworker allegedly owed the kidnappers. The kidnappers threatened the victim by putting an electric drill to his skin and pointing firearms towards his head," the complaint continued.The apartment the men allegedly brought the victim to was an Airbnb and at one point, the men brought the victim into the bathroom, laid him down, and poured water on his head -- "effectively waterboarding him," the complaint alleged.When they figured out it was in fact the wrong person, the men then allegedly "brainstormed" on how to get the correct person to them, which involved the victim being forced to call the correct target and make plans with him, according to the complaint.In order to solicit a large police presence, the victim went into his coworker's business on Oct. 14 and said he had a bomb, the complaint alleged. When law enforcement showed up, one of the alleged kidnappers was in the distance filming the victim, and the victim pointed out to law enforcement he was the one who allegedly kidnapped him.Law enforcement kept investigating the incident and Gomez was later arrested after he allegedly admitted to kidnapping the wrong person.Jeffry Arista and Jonathan Arista had their initial appearances in federal court on kidnapping charges on Monday. Gomez has not yet had a court appearance.Lawyers for the men did not respond to ABC News' request for comment.。    

    Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council
The mainland Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday slammed Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te for once again promoting separatist rhetoric and attempting to seek "Taiwan independence" through military means, while expressing appreciation for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's recent remarks affirming that Taiwan is part of China.
Zhang Han, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to questions concerning Lai's comments at an event in Kinmen marking the 68th anniversary of the 1958 artillery battle.
The question noted that Lai had once again hyped a "new two-state theory" and called on people on the island to support so-called "national defense, defend the country and safeguard democracy," while advocating for resistance to reunification through military means.
"Lai Ching-te stubbornly adheres to the separatist position of 'Taiwan independence,' continuously spreads fallacies and distortions advocating 'Taiwan independence,' deliberately twists history, and goes all out to hype the so-called 'China threat,'" Zhang said.
Zhang said Lai has continued to incite anti-China sentiment and confrontation and has attempted to "resist reunification by force" and "seek independence by force," pushing Taiwan step by step toward the danger of conflict.
"He is an out-and-out destroyer of peace across the Taiwan Straits and a creator of crises in the Taiwan Straits," Zhang said.
The spokesperson warned Lai and the Democratic Progressive Party authorities that the historical trend toward reunification cannot be stopped and that attempts to seek "independence" through military means would only accelerate their own demise.
Zhang also called on Taiwan compatriots to recognize the deceptive and harmful nature of Lai's separatist provocations, oppose "Taiwan independence" separatism and take concrete actions to safeguard their own security and well-being as well as peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.
At the same press conference, Zhang also responded to remarks recently made by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim concerning the Taiwan question.
It was reported that Anwar said in a recent interview that Taiwan is part of China, drawing an analogy with a hypothetical situation in which a Malaysian state sought to break away, saying that he would likewise defend the sanctity and unity of his country.
Taiwan's so-called "external affairs authority" subsequently claimed that Anwar's remarks had "belittled Taiwan's sovereignty" and could undermine the confidence of Taiwan businesses considering investment in Malaysia.
"We appreciate the position of relevant countries in upholding the one-China principle," Zhang said.
"There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. There is no such thing as 'Taiwan sovereignty,'" she said.
Zhang accused the DPP authorities of stubbornly adhering to the separatist position of "Taiwan independence," spreading separatist arguments abroad and repeatedly attempting to pressure other countries by invoking trade and investment.
Such behavior, she said, "precisely exposes the essence of their attempt to seek 'independence' through economic means."
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