KUALA LUMPUR: The government will not entertain any ransom demand from the armed group involved in kidnapping marine police constable Zakia Aliep from Pulau Mabul.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the government could not simply fulfil the demand of the kidnappers as it would be seen as encouraging them to get easy money through kidnapping.
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