 His escape triggered the resignation of the chief prosecutor and the heads of Romanian secret services in July 2006.In 2006, Marie Jeanne Ion, Sorin Mişcoci, and Ovidiu Ohanesian filed a civil suit against Omar Hayssam, each one asking for €2 million in damages for the trauma caused by their captivity; on June 13, 2007, the Bucharest Appeals Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.Omar Hayssam was kidnapped by the Romanian special forces and handed over to the Police on July 19th 2013.