Military and police officials in Maguindanao on Friday
denied on line reports that a team of police commandos entered a camp of the
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Maguindanao and were surrounded by
MILF.
"There was no truth to that, our policemen were not
surrounded," Senior Supt. Rodelio Jocson, Maguindanao police chief told
reporters.
Brig. Gen. Carlito Galvez, chair of the government
Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) of the GP-MILF
peace panel, also denied reports policemen were ordered by the MILF to raise
their hands as they were surrounded.
Jocson said a team of Maguindanao PNP, including Special
Action Force (SAF) went to an area in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao on Wednesday
to verify reports of the presence of "high value" targets.
"It was well coordinated with the 106th base command of
the MILF," Jocson said. His statement was corroborated by Gen. Galvez who
also said that his counterpart in the MILF was dully informed.
Army intelligence operatives said bomb maker Basit Usman and
another terrorist, Malaysian Amin Baco alias Jihad were hiding in the area.
"There was no report about policemen being surrounded,
there was no order from MILF for the policemen to raise hands," Jocson
said.
"Not a single shot was fired from either side because
the entry of policemen was well coordinated with the MILF," the
Maguindanao police chief said.
The PNP elite force operated on January 25 in Mamasapano
Maguindanao which resulted in the death of Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir
alias Marwan.
Forty-four commandos, 17 MILF and three civilians were
killed in the encounter that followed after Marwan was neutralized.
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