From the Daily Tribune (Jan 26): Abu kidnapper nabbed in Basilan
Another suspected member of the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) charged with
five counts of kidnapping with serious illegal detention and with a monetary
reward of P600,000 for his arrest was caught by combined police and military
operatives in Barangay Kumalarang, Isabela City, Basilan. The suspect, Muin
Hamja, alias Abu Kudri, Sudjarapula and Usman, is a resident of Barangay
Kumalarang, records showed.
The arresting police and military forces were
armed with a warrant of arrest issued by the Isabela City Regional Trial
Court. Hamja has been linked to several incidents of kidnapping that took
place in Basilan. He is said to be the brother of one Muhamadiya Hamja who
was arrested in 2001 and said to be a member of the ASG. Hamja was taken to
the military camp in Basilan but was later moved to the Zamboanga City
Philippine National Police for tactical interrogation.
http://www.tribune.net.ph/
See previous post entitled "Rights group hits abductions of Moros" (http://retiredanalyst.blogspot.com/2013/01/rights-group-hits-abductions-of-moros.html)
ReplyDeleteCPP Moro-based human rights front group, Kawagib, asserts that Hamja has been "abducted" by state security forces and is not a member of the Abu Sayyaf.