Certainly of Relased Indonesian Hostages Still Wait Foreign Minister

Minggu, 01 Mei 2016 - 18:29 WIB
Certainly of Relased...
Certainly of Relased Indonesian Hostages Still Wait Foreign Minister
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JAKARTA - Related the truth of news about has been released 10 Indonesians by militant Abu Sayyaf, Foreign Minister (Menlu) Retno LP Marsudi will report to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

Chief of Press Bureau, Media and Information Secretariat of the President, Bey Machmudin mentioning it.

"Friends, to obtain the release of 10 crew citizen information, this afternoon Mrs Minister will report to the President at the Presidential Palace in Bogor. Please friends docked to Bogor," writes Bey.

Previously, circulated news about release of 10 crew citizen according to the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), Sutiyoso.

Sutiyoso confirmed that the 10 citizens who were taken hostage have now been successfully released and immediately returned to the country.
But he not provide more information related to the release of 10 crew members of the citizen.

The former Jakarta governor added that 10 Indonesians had been at the residence of the Governor Abdusakur Tan Mahail in the area of
Jolo, Philippines, and is expected to arrive this afternoon at the Halim Perdanakusuma air base.

From Philippines, Supt. Wilfredo Cayat, police chief of Sulu, confirmed the release of the 10 Indonesians but could not give details.

“We were informed there were anonymous people who dropped the Indonesians just in front of the house of Sulu Governor (Abdusakur) Toto Tan (II),” Cayat said.

“They were brought inside, they were fed. Governor Tan called me and they turned over the 10 to our custody. We are preparing now to bring the 10 to Zamboanga and turn them to their consular official,” Cayat told the Inquirer.

Cayat said the freed captives were crew members of a tugboat. They were abducted off the waters of Sulu on March 28.

Police earlier identified the crew members as Peter Tonson, Julian Philip, Alvian Elvis Peti, Mahmud, Surian Syah, Surianto, Wawan Saputria, Bayu Oktavianto, Reynaldi and Wendi Raknadian.

A source said ransom was paid to the kidnappers.

“They were supposed to be freed between Friday and Saturday somewhere in Luuk town,” the source said.
(rnz)
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