VICTORIA, Seychelles - Ua ʻōlelo ke poʻo o Seychelles o ka "Hostage Negotiation Team," Kuhina Joel Morgan, ʻo nā kamaʻāina Seychellois ʻekolu i hoʻopaʻa ʻia ma Galkayo, Somalia, aia i nā lima palekana a ke manaʻo nei e holo koke i ka home.
"Hiki iaʻu ke hōʻoia i ka palekana o kā mākou Seychellois ʻekolu a i kēia manawa i ka mālama palekana o nā luna Puntland, wahi a ke Kuhina. "Loaʻa iā mākou nā hōʻailona āpau e hoʻokuʻu koke ʻia lākou akā ʻaʻole i hāʻawi ʻia i kahi lā a i ʻole ka manawa o ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana. “
Ua hoʻohui ʻo ia, "Ke hoʻomau nei mākou e launa pū me nā luna Puntland a ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei mākou e hiki koke ana ko mākou mau hoa aloha i Seychelles."
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “ I can confirm that our three Seychellois are safe and currently in the protective custody of the Puntland authorities, the minister said.
- He added, “We are continuing to liaise with the Puntland authorities and we are confident our compatriots will be in Seychelles soon.
- The Seychelles head of the “Hostage Negotiation Team,” Minister Joel Morgan, has said that the three Seychellois citizens who were being detained in Galkayo, Somalia, are in safe hands and expecting a flight home soon.
