The Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that a judicial investigation has been opened to identify those responsible. On Monday, military sources and the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that armed men kidnapped and murdered Swiss geologist Luca Maggini and a Central African soldier in Bangui. RELATED:UN Calls for Accountability in Central African Republic Amid Human Rights ViolationsThe Central African Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the events in a statement, indicating that the kidnapping occurred on Tuesday, July 30, and that a judicial investigation has been opened to identify those responsible. The bodies were found on Saturday by farmers after a confrontation with the kidnappers, identified as a local bandit group operating in that region of northern Central African Republic. The Central African Republic has suffered systemic violence since 2012, when the Seleka rebel coalition seized Bangui and ousted former president François Bozize, igniting a civil war that has left thousands dead and displaced.