Rahmatullah Hanefi
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Rahmatullah Hanefi | |
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| Born | Afghanistan |
| Occupations | Humanitarian worker; hospital staff manager at Emergency |
| Employer | Emergency (charity) |
| Known for | Negotiating the release of Gabriele Torsello (2006) and Daniele Mastrogiacomo (2007) |
Rahmatullah Hanefi is an Afghan humanitarian worker known for negotiating the release of Italian hostages Gabriele Torsello in 2006 and Daniele Mastrogiacomo in 2007 while employed by the Italian charity Emergency, where he was the national staff manager of a hospital the charity ran.[1] Hanefi is a citizen of Afghanistan.[2]
Rahmatullah successfully negotiated the release of Gabriele Torsello, an Italian taken hostage in October 2006.[2] The Independent reports that Rahmatullah carried a $2 million ransom to secure Torsello's release. One of Emergency's founders, Gino Strada, confirmed to the Rome prosecutor's office that a €2 million ransom had been paid for Torsello, but stated that Emergency itself had not handled the payment directly.[3]