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Friday, May 11, 2018

Basilan based ASG member arrested in Zamboanga City

By JONG CADION

Aizar Latip
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (May 12, 2018) - The Combined operatives of 904th Mobile Company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9, Regional Intelligence Unit 9, and Regional Intelligence Division conducted Law Enforcement Operation in line with Target Intel Package "Hyper" along R.T. Lim Boulevard in Zamboanga City on Friday at about 6:00am, Police Official said.

Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) Chief PIO Chief Inspector Helen L. Galvez disclosed that the operation        was resulted in the arrest of Abu-Sayyaf Group (ASG) member Aizar Latip alias Utchung a.k.a. Christpher Palomar/Abu Husni for the crime of Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention in relation with Golden Harvest Plantation kidnapping Incident on June 11, 2001.

PCInsp. Galvez said the suspect has a Warrant of Arrest issuef by Presiding Judge Leo Jay T. Principe of RTC 9th Judicial Region, Branch 1, Isabela City, dated January 28, 2008 under CC# 3551, 3552, 3566, 3567, 3569 and 3570 with No bail bond recommended.

Aizar Latip was a member of ASG Basilan Based under Sub-Leader “Commander Abogao”. The said arrested person was tasked to monitor all possible targets for kidnapping in Zamboanga City, PCInsp. Galvez added.

He was also involved in the different Kidnapping incidents such of Fr. Giancarlo Bossi at Brgy Bulawan, Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay Province on June 10, 2007 and Larry Tam Delos Santos a.k.a. Larry Font, owner of Font restaurant and Farmland in Lanote Bliss, Isabela City province on December 16, 2010, Chief PIO said.

He was also responsible of the ambushed of Philippine Marines troops in Brgy. Guinanta, Albarka, Basilan Province that left fourteen (14) Marines Troopers Killed-In-Action (KIA) which ten (10) of them were beheaded and nine (9) others are Wounded-In-Action (WIA) on July 10, 2007, She said.

The arrested ASG member is now temporarily under the custody of 904th Mobile Company of Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9 for proper disposition.



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