Declaration
My country will not be blackmailed!
In the
unlikely event that I should ever be kidnapped or abducted I do not
authorize my family or my
government, my employer or any other person or company to pay any ransom or
release any prisoners
in trade for my freedom or my life.
Instead,
I explicitly encourage any authority, police force or military power according
to their judgment
to hunt down, arrest or eliminate criminals, outlaws, pirates, rebels, political
or religious fanatics, lunatics
or terrorists without taking special care of my life, in the event that I should
be abused as a human shield.
To bring these individuals to justice and set a deterrent example does hold
a higher value for me.
Should
I ever renounce this declaration it can only be the result of torture or fraud
and is therefore void
and must be disregarded. Instead it should actually encourage the responsible
authorities, forces or
military powers to double their efforts and take appropriate measures to terminate
such terrorist action.
This has
been coordinated and agreed with my family who fully supports this attitude
in the interest
of global humanity and the worldwide battle against crime and terrorism.
Frankfurt, 16 November 1999 - Andreas Fecker