Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Five more Malaysians kidnapped by ASG – Dureza

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 19): Five more Malaysians kidnapped by ASG – Dureza

Presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza on Tuesday announced that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped five more Malaysians on Monday afternoon in Lahad Datu, Sabah.

”I heard today that they took five more Malaysians in Lahad Datu and the Indonesians are still there,” Dureza said in a press conference in Malacanang.

Dureza said a Norweigan national was still in the hands of the ASG bandits.

Dureza said the five Malaysians were kidnapped at 7:16 p.m. Monday while they were on board a Tawau, Sabah-base tugboat T/B Serudong that was traveling from Sandakan to Semporna.

Those kidnapped Malaysians were identified as Abdurahim Bin Summas, Tayudin Anjut, Mohammad Redzuah Bin Ismael, Mohammad Jumadil Bin Rahim and Fandy Bin Bakran.

”When Malaysian authorities recovered on said date the said boat running unmanned at vicinity seawater of Lahad Datu, Sabah bordering Tawi-Tawi, it was found out that following named crews are already missing and believed to be abducted,” Dureza informed the media.

During the press conference, Dureza said “there are efforts” from Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari to help in the release of the Norwegian hostage.

”There were efforts from Misuari and he’d like to do coordination,” Dureza said.

Misuari is facing arrest for the rebellion charges in connection with the 2013 Zamboanga City siege that killed 200 people.

Dureza said the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte was talking with Misuari and his Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) as part of the inclusive “Roadmap to Peace” that President Duterte approved last Monday.

The Roadmap to Peace cover all groups fighting the government, including the Communist Party of the Philippines.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=905385

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