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| Screencap of the photo of Warren Rodwell |
Note: I am not the
original uploader of this video. I just re-uploaded it to write the news. The
original uploader is ‘chemalful’- the official channel of the Al-harakatul
Islamia in southern Philippines.
Here’s the news:
A new video of Warren Rodwell, the Australian national who
was kidnapped in southern Philippines last year, was posted on the
video-sharing site YouTube. Rodwell has
expressed little hope that he will be released by his abductors who are
believed to be members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf bandit group.
In the video, Rodwell
said, “I do not expect to be released before the year 2013 at the earliest. I
personally hold no hope at all for being released. I do not trust Abu Sayyaf.”
Rodwell was shown holding the December 15, 2012 issue of the
broadsheet Philippine Daily Inquirer. The video was posted on December 25, 2012.
Rodwell was abducted from his home in Ipil, Zamboanga
Sibugay, on December 5, 2011,
“This video clip today is to say that I am alive. I am
waiting to be released. I have no idea what’s going on outside. I’m just held
prisoner in isolation,” Rodwell said.
“I understand there are
some negotiations. I do not get any information, updated information. The
people around me normally don’t speak English. I understand something is
happening but I don’t know when,” he added. Rodwell said he does not trust the
Abu Sayyaf and the Australian government: “I just don’t trust anyone.
Personally, I don’t care.”
The video ended after Rodwell looked at whoever was holding
the camera and asked, “Is that it?".
Video courtesy of chemalful
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