According to the EXMO official message, which appeared today, «At certain moment Pavel is home and safe, though he is deeply shocked, that’s why in the nearest future he won’t make any official statements”...https://en.bitnovosti.com/2017/12/29/kidnapped-blockchain-expert-is-back-home/
It is good that he is back safe and sound. The criminals threw him out of a car on the highway. With Bitcoin's rapid price increase, people think that everybody who is connection to bitcoin / blockchain are sitting on millions of dollars. It is unfortunate (and inevitable) that criminals are trying to make a quick buck from this.