Kidnapped Jordanian not yet released: MNLF

From ABS-CBN (Feb 8): Kidnapped Jordanian not yet released: MNLF

Kidnapped Jordanian journalist Baker Atyani is not yet released by his Abu Sayyaf captors, a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) spokesperson said on Friday. MNLF Spokesperson Atty. Emmanuel Fontanilla belied reports that Atyani had been released after paying a P100 million ransom, even before his two Filipino companions, Rolando Letrero and Ramel Vela, were freed last Saturday.

"Wala pong mga ganun na dumarating sa'min. Dito po sa Sulu iyung mga information ay may mga misleading, counter-information, counter-propapaganda. Ito po sa amin naman sinasala namin. Itong mga information na nase-share namin, pumupunta pa sa Egypt para sa political affairs namin na chief naming si (Ghadzali Jaafar) at binabalik po dito," Fontanilla told dzMM.

"As of this time, ang latest namin na information - our commanders actually saw the Jordanian but they were not able to get him saka nakatakas po sila kasama ng mga Abu Sayyaf."

After announcing on Wednesday that the MNLF now has in its custody three kidnapped foreigners, Fontanilla said the political organization has decided to withhold information for the time being due to the "sensitivity" of the matter.

The military earlier denied that the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf had released the three foreigners to the MNLF. [http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/07/13/military-denies-mnlf-rescued-3-foreign-hostages]

"Ang sabi sa akin na hindi mo muna ako magko-comment, antayin na muna natin si chairman," Fontanilla said, referring to Nur Misuari who is currently in Egypt.

"Mag-antay na lang po tayo, huwag na lang po tayong mainip. Ito lang po ang sabihin sa side natin, ito po iyung dumating sa aming impormasyon. Maraming nagku-kwestyon. Antayin na lang po natin."

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/02/08/13/kidnapped-jordanian-not-yet-released-mnlf