ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine Navy (PN) transported under tight security yesterday all the detained members of the Nur Misuari faction of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) involved in the siege, an official said.
The military, police and the personnel of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) escorted 266 MNLF detainees into the Navy Landing Ship Transport (LST) 550 from the San Ramon Penal Farm (SRPF) on Thursday night.
Twentysix of the detained MNLF rebels came from the Zamboanga City Reformatory Center (ZCRC), according to a BJMP official. Col Andrelino Colina, commander of the Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ), said the transfer of the MNLF detainees was made in coordination with other law enforcement units, including the BJMP, Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
“The movement of the detainees was not made public due to security consideration,” Colina said. According to Colina, they could not discount possibility of sabotage.
All the MNLF prisoners at the San Ramon Penal Farm were properly turned over by the BJMP to the military.
The Philippine star
