Kidnapping case Henrike Dielen and Stefan Okonek

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The kidnapping of Henrike Dielen and Stefan Okonek began in April 2014 when members of the Islamist terrorist group Abu Sayyaf abducted the German couple of sailors to the island of Jolo in the Philippines . The hostages were held in captivity for six months until they were released on October 17, 2014. Henrike Dielen wrote a book in which she reports on her experiences in captivity.

kidnapping

Capture

On April 17, 2014, the 72-year-old retired cardiologist Stefan Okonek and his partner Henrike Dielen sailed with their yacht Catherine in the south of the island of Palawan in the Philippines . Suddenly terrorists from the Abu Sayyaf came on board, impersonating police officers who wanted to search the boat. The terrorists abducted the couple in a 30-hour drive in a motorboat. On land on the island of Jolo, there was a long march into a jungle in which the terrorist camp was located.

ultimatum

On September 23, 2014, Abu Sayyaf published a letter providing an ultimatum. The German federal government is expected to pay a ransom of 250 million pesos (around 4.3 million euros) by October 10, 2014. Furthermore, Germany should not take part in the war in Syria and Iraq . If the demands are not met, one of the hostages will be beheaded . The terror group then set the deadline for October 17, 2014 and published photos of the hostage on which the terrorists pose with machine guns and machetes.

release

On the day before the ultimatum expired, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier sent crisis manager Rüdiger König to the Philippines to negotiate with the terrorists. At the same time the camp was surrounded by soldiers. The prisoners were released on October 17, as confirmed by the Federal Foreign Office on Twitter. Henrike Dielen and Stefan Okonek were brought to the German embassy in the Philippine capital Manila and received psychological and medical care.

book

Henrike Dielen published the book The kidnapped dream - In the violence of Islamist terrorists in rororo Verlag on September 21, 2016 , in which she tells of her experiences in the terror camp, but also of past sailing trips.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Henrike Dielen: The kidnapped dream - In the violence of Islamist terrorists . Original edition. rororo Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-644-56691-0 , p. 22nd ff .
  2. ^ War of nerves over German hostages in the Philippines . In: BILD.de . ( bild.de [accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  3. ↑ n-tv news television: Abu Sayyaf issues ultimatum: "After October 17th, hostage is no longer alive" . In: n-tv.de . ( n-tv.de [accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Ultimatum expires: ISIS supporters hold Dr. Stefan O. and his partner in the Philippines as hostages . In: BILD.de . ( bild.de [accessed on February 26, 2017]).
  5. ^ Federal Foreign Office on Twitter . In: Twitter . ( twitter.com [accessed February 26, 2017]).
  6. ^ Federal Foreign Office on Twitter . In: Twitter . ( twitter.com [accessed February 26, 2017]).
  7. ↑ n-tv news television: kidnappers: millions of euros received: German hostages in the Philippines free . In: n-tv.de . ( n-tv.de [accessed on March 4, 2017]).
  8. ↑ Martina Stöcker: In the power of the Abu Sayyaf: Henrike Dielen - and her life after the hostage-taking. Retrieved March 4, 2017 .