British Hostage David Haines

[guest154]

well why was the family of one of the hostages prevented from paying a ransom.

Because they live in a country where it is illegal to do so. No conspiracy there.

[nugnug]

ransoms have been paid before.

the sas are out there dont seem to have been any effort to rescue them.

[Roch]

Family of hostage gagged by UK Govt.   

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/alan-henning-murdered-hostages-brother-condemns-government-over-gagging-of-family-9778757.html

I wonder whether the official reason given for this stands up to scrutiny.

[nugnug]

what that they prevented the family saying things that they have been saying themselves.

its pretty bloody outrages really telling the hostages family's they cant speak publicly.

what gives the goverment the right to do that.