Indonesian skipper freed in Jolo island


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 20 Sep 2016

A picture made available on 8 September 2016 shows Filipino Marine soldiers on a fastcraft inspecting a fishing boat as they conduct navy blockade in the waters of Sulu, Jolo township, Sulu island, Philippines. - EPA

PETALING JAYA: The Indonesian skipper who was kidnapped in the east coast of Sabah has been released in Jolo island.

Sources in the southern Philippines island told The Star that Harman Mangga, a 30-year-old skipper of a Sabah-owned fishing trawler, is no longer in the custody of his Abu Sayyaf captors.

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