PETALING JAYA: Taiwan’s legislator Tsai Cheng-yuan said he had been in touch with the abductors of Chang An Wei and that she had fallen ill in captivity.
Taiwanese press quoted him as saying this in Taiwan on Wednesday, several hours after Minister of Interior Lee Hong-Yuan’s disclosed that the Taiwanese government had received a phone call from the Philippines demanding a possible ransom.
Tsai said, however, he was unable to say how ill Chang was.
He revealed that the group of abductors who shot dead Chang’s husband Hsu Li Min before taking away Chang at the Pom Pom Island resort in Sabahlast Friday, were not the Abu Sayyaf group.
Following the incident, Tsai has been telling the press that he was gathering information on Chang’s whereabouts through various channels and the Taiwanese authorities were negotiating with the abductors.
He also said he was making arrangements to meet Sabah government leaders and Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak over the safety of the abducted Chang.
At a press conference, Tsai repeated what he had told the abductors during his conversation with them.
“Your Highness, thank you for your mercy in providing help to the lady who is ill.
“Please give her more help in this critical time. Your contribution and help will be highly appreciated by all Taiwanese people. Thank you so much,” Tsai said he had said.
He said he would fly to Malaysia to see what he could do to get Chang back safely.
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