Indonesia Hostages Redeemed by 100 Million Pesos?
Indonesia Hostages Redeemed by 100 Million Pesos?
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SULU - Behind the release of four Indonesia sailor (ABK) were released on Tuesday (11/5) at 03.00 days, an unofficial news if the exemption is not free. Unmitigated cost of 100 million pesos to be released to free them.
"The communication says that the four crew members have been released today May 11, 2016, 03:00 morning at a cost of 100 million pesos," read a statement circulated in some mailing lists and WhatsApp (WA) group today.
But this news is denied by the Governor of Sulu, Abdusakur "Totoh" Tan. He told, Misuari’s wife, Tarhata and former Indonesian army general Kivlan Zein accompanied the sailors namely Mochammad Ariyanto Mijnan, Lorens Peter, Dede Irfan Hilmi, and Samsir and handed them over to he.
“It was MNLF Islamic persuasion and joint efforts of the military and police, and the local and provincial government. No ransom was paid for the freedom of the Indonesians.” Tan told to The Manila Times.
Director of Citizen Protection Indonesia- Indonesian Legal Aid (PWNI-BHI) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) Lalu Muhammad Iqbal expressed, the government's position has been clear from the beginning.
"The government does not pay ransom," said Iqbal Sindonews, Thursday (12/5).
Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Arrmanatha Nasir was confirmed, the release of four citizen is not done with the ransom.
"All I can tell, as Foreign Minister (Retno Marsudi), that both the previous release of 10 Indonesians and four citizen ABK now, the government has no policy to make payments to the perpetrator," he said in Jakarta, Thursday (12/5 ).
Further Arrmanatha, all four crew members hostage victim was today (12/5) is in the process of returning back to the country.
"This afternoon the four crew will be transferred from the Philippines to the Indonesian government. They were handed over to the ship KRI us who are in the waters around the border of Indonesia and the Philippines. Hopefully this afternoon or tomorrow could be up to four crew members in Jakarta," he said.
For known, just last month, Misuari also sought the release of 10 Indonesian tugboat crew members kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi province after Zein appealed to the MNLF to help Jakarta in freeing the hostages. The seamen were brought by the MNLF to the residence of Tan, who handed them over to the authorities.
The Abu Sayyaf—which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—is still holding four Malaysian sailors, a Canadian man, a Norwegian resort manager, a Dutch photographer, and a Japanese treasure hunter in southern Philippines.
"The communication says that the four crew members have been released today May 11, 2016, 03:00 morning at a cost of 100 million pesos," read a statement circulated in some mailing lists and WhatsApp (WA) group today.
But this news is denied by the Governor of Sulu, Abdusakur "Totoh" Tan. He told, Misuari’s wife, Tarhata and former Indonesian army general Kivlan Zein accompanied the sailors namely Mochammad Ariyanto Mijnan, Lorens Peter, Dede Irfan Hilmi, and Samsir and handed them over to he.
“It was MNLF Islamic persuasion and joint efforts of the military and police, and the local and provincial government. No ransom was paid for the freedom of the Indonesians.” Tan told to The Manila Times.
Director of Citizen Protection Indonesia- Indonesian Legal Aid (PWNI-BHI) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) Lalu Muhammad Iqbal expressed, the government's position has been clear from the beginning.
"The government does not pay ransom," said Iqbal Sindonews, Thursday (12/5).
Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Arrmanatha Nasir was confirmed, the release of four citizen is not done with the ransom.
"All I can tell, as Foreign Minister (Retno Marsudi), that both the previous release of 10 Indonesians and four citizen ABK now, the government has no policy to make payments to the perpetrator," he said in Jakarta, Thursday (12/5 ).
Further Arrmanatha, all four crew members hostage victim was today (12/5) is in the process of returning back to the country.
"This afternoon the four crew will be transferred from the Philippines to the Indonesian government. They were handed over to the ship KRI us who are in the waters around the border of Indonesia and the Philippines. Hopefully this afternoon or tomorrow could be up to four crew members in Jakarta," he said.
For known, just last month, Misuari also sought the release of 10 Indonesian tugboat crew members kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf in Tawi-Tawi province after Zein appealed to the MNLF to help Jakarta in freeing the hostages. The seamen were brought by the MNLF to the residence of Tan, who handed them over to the authorities.
The Abu Sayyaf—which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria—is still holding four Malaysian sailors, a Canadian man, a Norwegian resort manager, a Dutch photographer, and a Japanese treasure hunter in southern Philippines.
(rnz)
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