A prominent Muslim scholar banned from entering at least six countries on suspicion of terrorist links managed to slip into this city on Sept. 4 but was taken into police custody late Monday and is currently awaiting deportation.
Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips, founder and head of the Islamic Online University, is banned from entering Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Kenya, the United States, and the Philippines.
“(Mr.) Philips is already on our blacklist after we [received] intelligence reports about his alleged terrorist ties but he slipped in the country even before the order of the Immigration Commissioner was released,” Bureau of Immigration Alien Control Officer Eddie Delima said in an interview.
Mr. Philips was entered into the list of people who should be denied entry into the Philippines only on Sept. 5, a day after his arrival.
Mr. Philips has reportedly already conducted a lecture among Muslims residing in the city at a local restaurant Sunday night before he was invited by the Police Regional Office.
He was also set to deliver a lecture to Muslims in Zamboanga del Sur had he not been detained at the police headquarters.
Mr. Delima said Mr. Philips has already been charged for violation of Sec. 37a2 of the Commonwealth Act No. 613, The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, which states, “aliens who are not lawfully admissible at the time of entry” shall be arrested upon the warrant of the Commissioner of Immigration.
“(Mr.) Philips is already on our blacklist after we [received] intelligence reports about his alleged terrorist ties but he slipped in the country even before the order of the Immigration Commissioner was released,” Bureau of Immigration Alien Control Officer Eddie Delima said in an interview.
Mr. Philips was entered into the list of people who should be denied entry into the Philippines only on Sept. 5, a day after his arrival.
Mr. Philips has reportedly already conducted a lecture among Muslims residing in the city at a local restaurant Sunday night before he was invited by the Police Regional Office.
He was also set to deliver a lecture to Muslims in Zamboanga del Sur had he not been detained at the police headquarters.
Mr. Delima said Mr. Philips has already been charged for violation of Sec. 37a2 of the Commonwealth Act No. 613, The Philippine Immigration Act of 1940, which states, “aliens who are not lawfully admissible at the time of entry” shall be arrested upon the warrant of the Commissioner of Immigration.
Mr. Philips will be deported to Canada as he holds a passport from that country.
“He was not detained. He was just invited and we have every reason to do that because he is an alien and he is reported to be banned in the UK and the US so the police are interested,” Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte said.
Mr. Philips, who was born Dennis Bradley Philips in Jamaica, was banned from Australia in 2007 on advice of national security agencies. He was also banned from the UK in 2010 for his extremist views, and Germany in 2011 as persona non grata. He was also banned from entering Kenya in 2012 because of possible terror links.
“He was not detained. He was just invited and we have every reason to do that because he is an alien and he is reported to be banned in the UK and the US so the police are interested,” Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte said.
Mr. Philips, who was born Dennis Bradley Philips in Jamaica, was banned from Australia in 2007 on advice of national security agencies. He was also banned from the UK in 2010 for his extremist views, and Germany in 2011 as persona non grata. He was also banned from entering Kenya in 2012 because of possible terror links.
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