Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for ... Mehrtens unless Indonesia’s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country. Maria Martinez-Aguilar was accused of ...

In April, armed separatists attacked Indonesian troops who were deployed to rescue Mehrtens. The group sent a letter the next month to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Sambom said they received a ...

A KIWI pilot held hostage by armed rebels in Indonesia has finally been rescued after 19 brutal months in captivity. Phillip ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...

The West Papua National Liberation Army held the New Zealand pilot for more than 19 months.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday. Mehrtens was freed and picked up by ...

A New Zealand pilot has been freed from captivity after being abducted early last year upon landing at a remote Indonesian airport, where separatist rebels set his small plane on fire. Phillip ...

I am very happy that shortly I will be able to go home,' says Phillip Mehrtens.

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JAKARTA: An armed rebel group in the easternmost region of Papua released a proposal on Tuesday (Sept 17) to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who they kidnapped more than a year ago.

n armed rebel group in the easternmost region of Papua released a proposal on Tuesday to free New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who they kidnapped more than a year ago. Mehrtens was abducted by ...