MANILA: The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing criminal charges against Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari over the two-week siege in Zamboanga City, President Aquino disclosed yesterday.
“We are holding him liable over this incident. We have witnesses who are directly linking him to this conflict. And the DOJ is already in the process of preparing charges against him,” Aquino told reporters in Zamboanga City.
He said government prosecutors have been interviewing witnesses, including the civilians taken hostage by the rebels, in the effort to gather more evidence to pin down Misuari.
Aquino did not specify what charges would be filed against the MNLF chairman.
The police earlier filed charges of rebellion and human rights violations against four MNLF members said to have led the attack in Zamboanga City on September 9.
Police also filed charges against 25 other rebels who were captured or who surrendered during the fighting. The Philippine star
