Canadian Robert Hall (right) and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad. Photo from SITE website
The Abu Sayyaf Group holding Canadian Robert Hall and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad threatened to torture the two if the ransom arrangement for P300 million each fails today.
“The Philippines-based Abu Sayyaf Group threatened to torture its two remaining foreign hostages - Canadian Robert Hall and Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad - if it does not receive a communication to arrange for the ransom, or the Philippine military carries out an operation on the group,” according to the Abu Sayyaf statement dated June 12 and posted by the Site Intelligence Group.
Just recently, the Abu Sayyaf set a June 13 deadline for relatives of Hall and Sekkingstad to deliver the P300 million each for their safe release. It threatened to harm the two, and mentioned the possibility of beheading.
Last April, John Ridsdel, a Canadian, was beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf after the victim’s relatives failed to deliver a P300 million ransom for his safe release.
Hall, Sekkingstad, and Ridsdel together with Hall’s Filipino girlfriend Marites Flor were abducted by armed men in August 2015 at the Ocean View Samal Resort in Barangay Camudmud, Island Garden City of Samal. The resort was being managed by Hall. The abductors brought the victims to Sulu.
The Philippine military has yet to produce results from its promise to rescue Hall, Sekkingstad, Flor and all other kidnap victims of Abu Sayyaf.
Based on current military estimates, up to eight battalions or roughly 5,400 soldiers have been deployed in Sulu alone to go after a handful of 200 Abu Sayyaf bandits.
http://interaksyon.com/article/128968/sayyaf-threatens-to-torture-canadian-norwegian-hostages-if-ransom-arrangement-fails-today
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