The court convicted Jiu Dong Kseng, Cha Long, Shi Gua Njing, and two Egyptian defendants identified as Ahmed M.G.A. and Ahmed M.A.A.
It also ordered the confiscation of firearms, bladed weapons, and mobile phones seized during the investigation and required the convicted defendants to pay court costs.
The court acquitted three other defendants, identified as Youssef A.A.A., Mostafa H.A.A., and Ayman A.A.A., citing insufficient evidence.
According to court documents, the defendants lured the victim, Chinese national Ren Binglin, to Egypt under the pretext of offering him a job opportunity in the information technology sector.
After arriving at Cairo International Airport, the victim was taken to an apartment in Rehab City, where he was blindfolded, restrained, and held captive in a room while being threatened with firearms and knives, prosecutors said.
Investigators found that the kidnappers took the victim's mobile phone and money before recording videos of him and sending them to his family through the WeChat messaging application.
The family was allegedly threatened with the victim's death unless a ransom of $70,000 was paid.
Security forces located the victim after receiving a report from the Chinese embassy in Cairo. Police raided the apartment where he was being held, freed him, and arrested the suspects along with the weapons allegedly used in the crime.
The court said the convictions were based on the victim's testimony, testimony from a secretary at the Chinese embassy in Cairo, police investigations, forensic and technical reports, and confessions made by two of the defendants during the investigation.
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