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Fake UN agent in savage Mindanao siege nabbed
Officials have announced the arrest of a fake United Nations representative tied to a bloody and violent three-week standoff between government forces and rogue elements of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in early September in Zamboanga City in Mindanao.A regional police spokesman reported the arrest of Daniel Xavier, a former US Navyman, inside a bus terminal in Cagayan de Oro also in Mindanao before dawn on Tuesday. Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca said Xavier did not resist when a combined team of policemen and soldiers served him an arrest warrant. The Philippine government has filed charges of rebellion and violations of international laws of crimes against humanity against Nur Misuari, the MNLF's founding chairman, and Xavier for their alleged involvement in the Zamboanga City siege that killed more than 200 militants, soldiers, policemen and civilians. The standoff also displaced more than 120,000 residents, most of them still living in temporary evacuation centers. According to the charges, Xavier posed as a United Nations representative who allegedly promised to provide UN financial and material assistance to members of an MNLF faction loyal to Misuari in launching the attack on Zamboanga City in early September as part of Misuaris insurgent movement. Posted by: ryuge 2013-11-28 |
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