The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, May 28, took custody of eight Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants who were captured by Malaysian authorities in Sabah, Malaysia earlier this month.
Ranking officials of the Western Mindanao Command and Malaysia's Eastern Sabah Security Command dis
SANDAKAN: Eight members of the Abu Sayyaf group detained by the Malaysian security forces in Beaufort last May 8 were handed over to the Philippine se.
Eight members of the Abu Sayyaf group detained by the Malaysian security forces in Beaufort last May 8 were handed over to the Philippine security forces today, said Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali
Friday, 28 May 2021 02:22 PM MYT
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali (left) shows the pistols used by the suspects in the shootout yesterday morning. Picture by Julia Chan
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SANDAKAN, May 28 Eight members of the Abu Sayyaf group detained by the Malaysian security forces in Beaufort last May 8 were handed over to the Philippine security forces today, said Sabah police commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali.
He said the detainees, who included a ‘sub-leader’ in the Abu Sayyaf group and wanted by the Philippine security forces, were handed over to the Philippine authorities at 8.30am in the waters bordering Malaysia and the Philippines.