The prisoner whose release it has demanded in exchange for Goto is Sajida al-Rishawi, who faces the death penalty in Jordan for her role in hotel bombings in Amman in 2005. The group seems to believe that forcing Japan and Jordan to negotiate such a trade could undermine the countries’ longstanding relationship.
当赎金要求起不到作用时，伊斯兰国转变了方针，但目标未变。其作为后藤的交换条件要求释放的囚犯是雷莎维（Sajida al-Rishawi），她因为2005年安曼饭店爆炸事件而在约旦面临死刑。伊斯兰国似乎认为迫使日本和约旦谈判这一交易可以削弱两国的长期关系。