RM12mil donations handed to cops, claim hostages families

Cheng Kiong (second from right) talking to reporters.

SIBU: The families of the four Sarawakian sailors who were released by Abu Sayyaf captors clarified that all donations received to secure the hostages freedom were handed over to the police.

Datuk Lau Cheng Kiong, the uncle of one of the hostages, Johnny Lau Jung Hien, said RM12mil had been handed over to the Special Branch in Sandakan, Sabah, on May 24.