The New Zealand Herald20h
Family of freed NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens make statement and share details of efforts to rescue him from Papuan rebels
Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens the day he was released from captivity in Papua, with Former Acting Bupati of Nduga Regency, ...
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President Wenda: ULMWP welcomes Phillip Mehrtens’ release
On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The ...
Phillip Mehrtens' hostage-takers claim bribe was paid to secure release
The West Papua National Liberation Army held the New Zealand pilot for more than 19 months.
Phillip Mehrtens’ hostage-takers West Papua National Liberation Army claim bribe was paid to secure release
A bribe was paid to secure the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, held hostage by the West Papua National ...
Washington Times1d
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch ... Officials were also supporting Mehrtens’ family, ...