THE PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group yesterday identified the key members of the Abu Sayyaf Group who kidnapped a German couple last April and released in Patikul, Sulu last month.
AKG chief Senior Supt. Roberto Fajardo identified them, through photos, as Abu Rami alias Amir; Mundi Sawadjaan alias Mon; Mudjappar Sawadjaan alias Longhair; Yusop Jalmaan alias Yusof/Job; and Roger Saji alias Abu Jannah.
He did not say how and when the photos were obtained
Fajardo said Abu Rami led the bandits in snatching German couple Stefan Viktor Okonek and Henrike Dielen last April 17 while they were yachting off Rio Tuba, Palawan. The couple was then brought to the bandits’ lair in Patikul, Sulu where they were held until their release last October 17.
Fajardo said charges of kidnapping with ransom and serious illegal detention have been filed against the identified bandits and several “John Does” before the Department of Justice last October 29.
Earlier reports said the ASG was paid P250 million in cash for the release of the German couple in Brangay Sandah, Patikul, Sulu. Fajardo said they have yet to confirm such claims.
Basilan Bishop Martin Jumoad stressed that he is against the idea of using force, as urged by Basilan mayors, against the terror group since it will only cause more problems, especially for civilians in the area.
“I have been in Basilan. Parang paulit-ulit na lang ang pangyarari. I think the approach should really be no longer through guns,” he added.
Jumoad’s statement comes on the heels of the call made by Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman for an all-out war campaign against the Abu Sayyaf.
This, he said, is in response to the terror group’s killing of six soldiers in Sumisip, Basilan last Sunday.
“I think the government must act like a mother that will look for aid in order to win their trust and confidence to the calls of law. I ask the government to really give more educational and livelihood programs to those areas,” Jumoad said.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/news/pnp-gets-photos-abu-sayyaf-suspects-germans%E2%80%99-kidnapping
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.