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Southeast Asia
Commission recommends police charges after JI escape
2003-08-27
A special Philippines commission has recommended seven police officers face criminal charges relating to the escape of a convicted Jemaah Islamiyah bomb expert. The commission was created by President Gloria Arroyo to investigate the escape from jail of Fathur Rohman Al Ghozi. It has cancelled any accountability by top officials of the Philippine National Police, the commission instead pointed to simple neglect and human error as the reasons for the escape. It found fault in the design of the terrorist's prison cell, which allegedly made it easy for him to bolt jail. The commission also blamed the prison guards and their superiors for failing to report the incident to the police chief soon enough for action to be taken. The commission recommended that charges of negligence be filed against seven police officers, who were directly in charge of the terrorist's detention.
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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