Tuesday, June 6, 2017

2 Former Lanao Mayor Discovered to be Signatories on Multi-million worth of Cheques recovered by the Marines

In relation to the recovered multi-million cash and checks in a house near Mapandi bridge, some cheques revealed two former Lanao mayors were among the signatories.



The findings were confirmed by reliable sources that the two signatories are really former politicians in Lanao. However, one of the two ex-mayors passed away this year.

Meanwhile, the government forces were in hopes to find connection throught the retrieved cheques between the terrorist group and who are the narcopoliticians funding them which President Duterte stated in his speech not too long ago.

"Authorities hope that the recovered cheques could finally lead them to the link between the terror group and suspected narco-politicians which President Rodrigo Duterte earlier said were funding the terrorists who in turn protect the illegal drug dealers." stated in another news website.

The website also cited the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 which states that any person "who, directly or indirectly, willfully and without lawful excuse, possesses, provides, collects or uses property or funds or makes available property, funds or financial service or other related services, by any means, with the unlawful and willful intention that they should be used or with the knowledge that they are to be used, in full or in part: (a) to carry out or facilitate the commission of any terrorist act; (b) by a terrorist organization, association or group; or (c) by an individual terrorist, shall be guilty of the crime of financing of terrorism and shall suffer the penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua and a fine of not less than Five hundred thousand pesos (Php500,000.00) nor more than One million pesos (Php1,000,000.00)."

"Any person who organizes or directs others to commit financing of terrorism under the immediately preceding paragraph shall likewise be guilty of an offense and shall suffer the same penalty as herein prescribed."



Marine troops were able to recover ₱52.2 million in cash and P27 million-worth of stale checks inside a vault during their house-to-house operation near the Mapandi bridge.

Task Force Marawi spokesperson Jo-Ar Herrera called the house as "machine gun nest" of the Maute terror group.

It is possible that the "well-built" house is owned by a Maute group member said by Marine Major Rowan Rimas.

"It was under the control of the Maute group because prior to the assault of the troops, there is a gun mount in that area. And our troops were being fired upon," he said. "If a civilian owns that money, dadalhin na niya yun, hindi niya iiwan yun. Ibig sabihin yung pera na yun, sa Maute." he added.

Further investigations regarding the retrieved P79-million in cash and cheques along with an M-16 rifle is still on going.

Government troops have been battling against the local terrorist group since the 23rd of May. The conflict started authorities raided an apartment which was believed where Isnilon Hapilon, whom ISIS recognizes as its leader is hiding.

Hapilon is working with the Maute group to build a "wilayat" or a caliphate of ISIS in Lanao del Sur.

From then, President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire island of Mindanao under martial law and he recently ordered to wipe out all terrorist they see in Mindanao.


Source: DBN; CNN

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