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Suspected JI, Sayyaf holy man in AFP custody
The Philippine Army officially admitted Monday that a Muslim cleric arrested in the island resort of Boracay in Aklan early this month, is currently under its custody. But Lt. Col. Ernesto Torres Jr., Army spokesman, belied reports that Muhammad Bani, 27, has been subjected to torture by his Army and police captors, as claimed by his family.
He probably wasn't. I wouldn't care in the least if he was.
Torres said that Bani’s arrest was a legitimate operation covered by an arrest warrant duly issued by the court. Bani, a Muslim cleric, and a friend Al-Midzbar Bunajal, 24, were arrested by a composite team from the Army Intelligence and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Boracay on March 8. Their arrest stemmed from persistent intelligence reports on the reported presence of Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the world-famed island resort.

But upon verifications Bunajal was released from Army custody two days later while Bani was subsequently detained at the Intelligence Service Group (ISG) at Fort Bonifacio. "Bani was detained because it was verified that he has a pending warrant for kidnapping charges filed before the Pasig City Regional Trial Court," Torres said.

He did not say however, if Bani and Bunajal were in Bora­cay to conduct terrorist attacks on foreign and local tourists flocking the famous island resort. The military has linked Bani to the 2001 Dos Palmas kidnapping staged by the homegrown terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. Bani’s brother Mahid claimed that he (Bani) showed signs of torture when they visited him at the detention facility of the ISG on March 17.
Posted by: Fred 2008-03-25
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