New Delhi: Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday announced that Regi Joseph, Indian techie from Kerala abducted in Libya earlier this year, has been set free by an anti-regime militia.
43-year-old Joseph, of Koorachundu in Kozhikode, Kerala lived in Libya with his wife and three children, and was abducted by an anti-regime militia from his workplace at Souk al Jumaa near Libya's capital Tripoli, on March 31.
Indian Embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph - an Indian national from Kerala. He was abducted in March this year.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 6, 2016
Announcing that the Indian embassy in Libya has secured his release, Swaraj added that release was possible thanks to the efforts of Azar AH Khan, the Indian ambassador in Libya.
This has been possible with the efforts of Mr.Azar A.H.Khan our Ambassdor in Libya.
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) July 6, 2016
Swaraj assured that her government is doing everything in ensuring the smooth transaction of process.
"I am trying to tell you all that this is a very delicate matter. We are doing everything that we should do," she said.
Regi's wife Shinuja, a nurse at the Tripoli-based TMC Hospital, had earlier sought the Indian embassy's help in this matter. According to reports, on May he was produced in a court and he was able to meet his wife.
