Ransom expert bargains cash for lives
By Peter Apps | China Daily | Updated: 2011-02-19 06:41
Former intelligence officer stays cool during negotiations with hijackers
LONDON - When John Chase's phone rings, he does not know whether he will be called to deal with a Somali pirate hijacking, a Latin American commercial kidnapping or an aid worker held hostage in Afghanistan.
An 18-year veteran of the largely London-based kidnap-and-ransom insurance industry, his job is to help his firm's clients manage the business of hostage negotiation, literally bargaining for lives with suitcases of cash.
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