Nur Misuari blames Malaysia for Sipadan kidnappings

A file picture of Nur Misuari (right) speaking to Philippine presidential peace adviser Jesus Dureza on Sept 19 this year.

PETALING JAYA: Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari has blamed Malaysia for the Sipadan kidnappings in 2000.

According to a report by the news portal Rappler, Misuari, 77, claimed that Malaysia was behind the kidnap-for-ransom activities in Sulu, singling out the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings that the Philippines had attributed to the Abu Sayyaf Group