JOLO ISLAND (Mindanao Examiner / 05 May) – The Philippine Commission on Human Rights is poised to file criminal charges against a senior Abu Sayyaf leader, whose group is tied to al-Qaeda terror network, for the killing of seven kidnapped Filipinos in Jolo island.
The victims, kidnapped April 15, were beheaded four days later after the Abu Sayyaf failed to get ransom from governor of Jolo island, Benjamin Loong.
The gang, led by Albader Parad, reportedly demanded as much as seven million pesos in exchange for the lives of the seven men - six of them were workers of the governor in his private construction firm.
Human rights regional chief, lawyer Jose Manuel Mamauag, said the testimonies and cooperation of the victims’ families are needed to file the charges against Parad and his group. (Mindanao Examiner)
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