Lawmen keep an eye on Pamatong in Oro

From the Mindanao Gold Star Daily (Sep 8): Lawmen keep an eye on Pamatong in Oro

CONTROVERSIAL lawyer Ely Pamatong and his group, the so-called “United States of Armed Forces in the Far East (Usaffe) have been placed in the watclist of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and police here.

Pamatong has been frequenting if not, living in the city, specifically at the property of the late Edmundo Pamintuan, popularly known as “Kumander Lahi,” in Baloy, this city.

Local NBI and police officials said Pamatong and his group were feared to be a threat to national security.

“Pamatong is in the local NBI watchlist. He is a threat, and his and his group’s activities here are being monitored,” said NBI regional director Ricardo Diaz.

Senior Supt. Graciano Mijares, city police director, said the police has also been keeping an eye on Pamatong and the Usaffe especially after he was arrested in connection with the alleged foiled bombing attempt at the Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Monday.

Mijares said there was also a complaint against Pamatong’s group for allegedly harrasing and driving away residents from a compound in Baloy.
Pamatong was arrested by the NBI at the Naia on Wednesday based on an arrest warrant for 2004 malicious mischief case but he bailed out by Friday.

Diaz said the NBI here started looking into the Pamatong group’s activities, past and present, after the lawyer was linked to those arrested for illegal explosives at the Naia.

Pamatong said he personally knows one of the suspects, Grandeur Guerrero, who is a Usaffe officer.

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