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A leading law professor is warning a video of a Christchurch pilot being held hostage escalates the situation. Phillip Mehrtens is seen surrounded by a number of the separatists holding rifles a week after being kidnapped in Indonesia-controlled Papua. He appears unharmed but says they will keep him captive, unless the Indonesian military goes home. Waikato University Law professor Al Gillespie says the group has made a mistake by taking a hostage. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.