Saturday, December 20, 2014

Military, police collar ASG member in Zamboanga Sibugay

From InterAksyon (Dec 20): Military, police collar ASG member in Zamboanga Sibugay

Initial reports reaching Manila on Saturday indicated that a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was arrested by government forces at his hideout earlier in the day in Barangay Poblacion, Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay.

According to a sketchy military report reaching Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, the suspect was identified as Bon Sarabpil alias Von/Kalbo, who was temporarily detained by the military for interrogation before being turned over to the provincial police for proper custody.

Sarabpil was arrested at around 10:20 a.m. on the strength of a warrant issued by Judge Jesus C. Carbon Jr. of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 16, 9th Judicial Region, Zamboanga City.

He had pending Criminal Case Number 24270 for kidnapping and serious illegal detention with ransom.

During the height of the kidnapping spells in Basilan and Region 9 from 2009 to 2011, according to AFP files, Sarabpil was reportedly operating with the group of Tuburan, Basilan-based ASG/Kidnap-for-Ransom Group leader Montong Pula.

http://www.interaksyon.com/article/101556/military-police-collar-asg-member-in-zamboanga-sibugay

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