Channel 4 blasted for paying ransom for reporter
By Paul Revoir
30th June 2008[/align]
Channel 4 has been criticised over reports it paid more than £100,000 ransom to secure the release of a documentary maker held hostage by Taliban-linked criminals. Politicians said such a move would place more lives at risk, and could inspire copycat abductions.
Sean Langan, 43, was taken captive by locals after travelling to the remote tribal regions of Pakistan, a stronghold for extremists in which foreigners are banned.
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If anyone's stupid enough to go to areas like that just to get a story then they deserve to be kidnapped! If his intention had been honourable he could have gone in with the approval and protection from locals...