4 Abu Sayyaf members charged at DoJ
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:42:42 +0000
CRIMINAL charges have been filed against four alleged members of the terror and kidnap group Abu Sayyaf who were arrested earlier this week in Zamboanga City.
Charged via preliminary inquest at the Department of Justice were Jainab Ibrahim, 29; Khadeeja Tawasil Jainal, 24; Abdurarafi Jalas Danial, 28; and Fatma Musa Narimen, 45.
The Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group lodged the charges of illegal possession of explosive devices under Republic Act 9516 on Wednesday.
Based on PNP intelligence reports, the suspects included three women, who were allegedly wives of Abu Sayyaf commanders.
They allegedly aided the Abu Sayyaf in their financial transactions, helped procure guns and bomb parts, and arranged the travels of foreign terrorists to the Philippines.
The suspects were nabbed in raids at houses in Zamboanga City, where authorities seized two grenades, a bag of suspected ammonium nitrate and electrical parts for making bombs.
The women worked under Abu Sayyaf leader Hajan Sawadjaan, the main suspect in the January 27 bombing of Jolo Cathedral that killed 23 people.
They were brought to the DoJ main office in Manila after their arrest on Tuesday.
The respondents were presented before Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Olive Torrevillas, who was tasked to resolve the complaint of PNP. JOMAR CANLAS
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