Kidnapped and held by rebels: pilot reports via video message.. As of: February 15, 2024, 1:24 p.m By: Michel Guddat CommentsPressSplit He has been trapped in the hands of Papua's armed rebels for a year.
Now Philip Mehrtens talks about the situation on site in a video. The video was recorded on December 22, 2023 and has now been published. In the Papua region, which belongs to the western half of New Guinea, there have been repeated violent clashes in the pursuit of independence for years.