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| Court Orders Arrest of MNLF Leader for Attacks in Jolo |
| 2007-05-06 |
| A local court has ordered the arrest of a senior leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and ten others in connection with simultaneous attacks that killed three soldiers in the restive southern island of Jolo. Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo, the military commander for western Mindanao, said the warrants include 3 counts for murder, two counts for frustrated murder and six counts for attempted murder. Troops were battling Malik’s forces accused of attacking a Marine base and the town hall of Panamao town on April 13, killing three soldiers and a civilian. The military also accused Malik’s group of sheltering Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah militants on the island in Sulu province, about 950 kilometer south of Manila. “He is a fugitive and we will help the police track down and arrest Malik and those involved in the attacks,” Cedo told Arab News yesterday. Malik has denied military allegations that his group was coddling terrorists. Malik accused the military of attacking MNLF forces and killing civilians in the guise of pursuing the Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiyah. |
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