KOTA KINABALU: The two Malaysian captives in the hands of Abu Sayyaf groups in the southern Philippines are unlikely to face the threat of execution like the German couple held by another more extremist group.
A Filipino academician who has been studying the terror group said the Abu Sayyaf factions holding Marine police Kons Zakiah Aleip, 26, and fish farm manager Chan Sai Chuin, 32, in Jolo island were more interested in getting “payment” for their captives.
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