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Philippines police re-enact JI escape
Investigators probing the escape of a Jemaah Islamiah terrorist from the Philippines police headquarters have staged a re-enactment of the breakout. It comes after further damaging revelations that Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi was probably assisted in his escape by a supporter working as a prison cleaner. The head of the investigating unit took reporters on a tour to show how al-Ghozi and two other detainees had simply walked out of the jail building, opened the gates and then used a small guardhouse to jump over the outer wall. Two guards were asleep during the jailbreak, a third was out shopping. Officials say al-Ghoziâs cell was so poorly constructed that the door could be manually bent out of place. These guys make Barney Fife look like Dirty Harry. "Now, we can attribute the escape not only to the human element but also to the physical defect or the structural defect of the detention cell," police criminal investigation director Eduardo Matillano said. Police have admitted an Islamic militant and former detainee had been allowed to work as a cleaner in the jail where al-Ghozi was held and was under suspicion for helping the escape.
Ya think? Posted by: Steve 2003-07-18 |
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