KOTA KINABALU: An imminent release might be on the cards for at least one of two Malaysians being held by the militant Abu Sayyaf group at Jolo island in southern Philippines as middlemen step up the tempo of negotiations.
Indications from the ground are that marine police Kons Zakiah Aleip has been moved from a jungle hideout to a farm under the control of the notorious Al Habsi group in the Indanan municipality.
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