Thursday, September 22, 2016

Westmincom: Another Indonesian kidnap victim freed in Sulu

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 22): Westmincom: Another Indonesian kidnap victim freed in Sulu

Another Indonesian kidnap victim seized by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) brigands over a month ago was released Thursday morning in the province of Sulu, a military official here said.

Released was Herman Bin Manggak, according to Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesperson.

Manggak was initially taken to a camp of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Sitio Bakud, Barangay Kagay, Indanan, Sulu.

Tan told the Philippines News Agency that the MNLF later handed over Manggak to the Joint Task Force Sulu around 11 a.m. Thursday.

Tan said Manggak was taken to the Camp General Teodulfo Bautista Station Hospital for proper medical examination and debriefing and eventual turnover to proper authorities at the Westmincom headquarters.

The ASG brigands seized Manggak, a skipper of a Malaysian-flagged fishing vessel, along with two of his crew on August 3, 2016 in the Malaysian side of the Kinabatangan border area in Sabah.

However, the ASG brigands left behind two of Manggak’s crew, an Indonesian and a Malaysian.

Westmincom emphasized the release was the result of the Joint Task Force Sulu troops in conducting continuous focused military operations to track down and destroy the ASG brigands responsible for the series of kidnappings and atrocities in the area.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=925241

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