Channel 4 was alleged in yesterday's Mail on Sunday to have paid a ransom of more than £100,000 to secure the release of a documentary maker Sean Langan from Taliban-linked criminals in Pakistan. But the broadcaster has not admitted having paid any money.
Langan was held for three months until an Afghan, who is claimed to have been hired by Channel 4, paid the kidnappers. The foreign office advised against payment. Langan tells of his ordeal here.
