Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has requested the
national government to transfer the suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group
(ASG) from the local detention facility to Manila
Salazar’s request, which came after the foiled escape plan
of the ASG members on Monday, was coursed through Justice Secretary Leila de
Lima and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas, II.
Chief Insp. Julius Arro, Zamboanga City Reformatory Center
(ZCRC) warden, disclosed there are 56 suspected ASG members who are detained at
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)-administered ZCRC.
Among the suspected ASG detainees are Benzar Indama and
Musang Indama, both relatives of Basilan-based ASG leader Furuji Indama.
Musang is facing charges in court for the crimes of murder
and multiple frustrated murders while Benzar is charged with murder and
kidnapping.
Salazar said she believes the transfer of the high profile
inmates to a more secure detention facility in Manila
Salazar said the transfer will also help minimize the trauma
of the residents in the aftermath of the 21-day siege in September 2013.
The security forces in this city have been placed on
heightened alert following the foiled escape plan of the ASG members.
The escape plan was uncovered when the BJMP personnel
confiscated three caliber .45 pistols with 140 rounds of ammunition concealed
at the bottom of two home-made concrete charcoal stoves that were delivered to
a suspected ASG member detained at the ZCRC.
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