Rebellion raps vs 3 Abu Sayyaf men submitted for resolution

From the Sun Star-Manila (Aug 17): Rebellion raps vs 3 Abu Sayyaf men submitted for resolution

THE Department of Justice (DOJ) already submitted for resolution the criminal complaints for rebellion against three suspected Abu Sayyaf members who were arrested during an encounter in Sulu last Thursday.

This developed after respondents Marmin Magdirul, Issah Ukkang and Ismael Abdulla refused to sign a waiver of detention under Article 125 of the Revised Penal Code, when they underwent inquest proceedings at the DOJ on Thursday, August 17.

Senior Assistant State Prosecutor George Yarte Jr. has required the lawyers from the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), who represent the respondents, to submit Magdirul's birth certificate, after they manifested that there is an irregularity in the apprehension of the latter, as he is still a minor.

Respondents were arrested following a clash last Thursday at Sitio Langhub in the village of Pang, Kalingalan Caluang town in Sulu.

 The said encounter, between the military and around 30 members of the Abu Sayyaf group claimed the lives of two soldiers and five bandits. Recovered from the respondents were seven high-powered firearms.

The respondents will be detained at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig while the custody of the firearms and explosives seized from them will be under the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo.

According to complainant, Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), the respondents were identified to be under the leadership of Nur Supian, a self-confessed member of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) arrested earlier by the military for allegedly recruiting reinforcements for the Islamic State-inspired Maute terror group in Marawi City.

Supian and 58 other suspected Maute recruits are facing rebellion charges before the DOJ.

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