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Four more Abu Sayyaf hostages in process of returning home: Wiranto
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Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto . (tokohindonesia.com/exclusive)
T
he government is processing the return of four Indonesian hostages who have been freed by the notorious Abu Sayyaf militant group, following the release of one more captive a few days after the release of three other sailors, a senior minister has said.
Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto said the fourth Indonesian fisherman, named Harman Manggak, would return with three other captives who were released Sunday.
"It's still in process, but they will return to Indonesia soon. [I hope] the process will take no more than a week," Wiranto told journalists on Friday.
Harman, a fisherman from Bulukumba, South Sulawesi, was the captain of a Malaysia-flagged fishing boat. He was taken hostage by the Filipino militants in Sabah waters, Malaysia, on Aug. 3. He is currently under the care of the Indonesian Consulate General in Davao.
Five other Indonesian sailors, who were crewmen on the Indonesian-operated tugboat Charles, have been held captive since June 21, making them the longest-held captives in the latest string of abductions of Indonesian sailors. (evi)
