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Filipino judge acquits 3 Indonesian suspects
A Philippine judge has acquitted three Indonesian terror suspects and ordered their deportation, saying they were illegally arrested for carrying guns and explosives at a southern seaport nine years ago
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Philippine judge has acquitted three Indonesian terrorsuspects and ordered their deportation, saying they were illegally arrested forcarrying guns and explosives at a southern seaport nine years ago.
Judge Eleuterio Bathan said the three men were arrested by police without warrants in December 2004 after arriving by ferry in Zamboanga city. He said the TNT, grenade and pistol seized from them could not be used as evidence because they were found in an illegal search. A copy of the Monday ruling was seen Tuesday by The Associated Press.
Bathan ordered the men, who police believed were members of the Southeast Asian militant network Jamaah Islamiyah, to be deported.
Mohammad Yusuf Karim Faiz, Mohammad Nasir Hamid and Ted Yolanda had pleaded innocent in the long-running court case in 2008.
'The government's drive against terrorism and owners or possessors of illegal firearms needs the support of every citizen,' Bathan said. But he added that such a security campaign should not undermine the fundamental rights of people
