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April 07, 2004
U.S. seeks extradition of Abu Sayyaf suspect

The U.S. government wants one of the recently arrested Abu Sayyaf members in the Philippines to be extradited. But the Philippine government says it wants to have the first crack on the suspect. From the Philippine Daily Inquirer:
THE PHILIPPINE government has "first claim" on the suspected terrorists in its custody, including one whose extradition the United States is seeking to stand trial for the abductions and subsequent murders of its two citizens at a resort in Palawan province in 2001, a Malacañang official said on Wednesday.

"We acknowledge that the US is an ally but at this point, they would have to wait first because we have the first claim," said Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye, a day after it was reported that the US has asked the National Bureau of Investigation to start extradition proceedings against Alhamzer Manatad Limbong, alias "Kosovo."

Kosovo is one of six suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf arrested last month for allegedly planning to bomb establishments in Metro Manila.

... the US government wants Kosovo so he can stand trial for the 2001 kidnapping of Americans Guillermo Sobero and Martin and Gracia Burnham from the Dos Palmas Resort in Palawan, and for the subsequent killing of Sobero and Martin Burnham.

Posted by Willie Galang at April 7, 2004 12:11 PM | TrackBack
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