He added that his family wished to make no further comment until they had seen a transcript of the interview conducted by freelance journalist Karl Penhaul. We don't know how he gained access to Mr Taylor. Mr Taylor was working for US oil company Weatherford when he was abducted near the town of Yopal, capital of the oil-rich province of Casanare. Diplomatic efforts to effect Mr Taylor's release have so far drawn a blank. Last September, Cabinet Office Minister Mo Mowlam and Foreign Office Minister John Battle raised Mr Taylor's case on a visit to Colombia.
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