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| Philippines: Big shot commie captured |
| 2009-09-06 |
| Government security forces announced Friday the capture of a top ranking rebel leader in Aurora province, dealing a blow to the communist rebel movement in Central Luzon . Police chief Dir.. Gen. Jesus Versoza identified the captured rebel leader as Delfin Pimentel who uses the aliases of Medy, Liben and Tanda. He said Pimentel is a member of the executive committee of the Central Luzon Regional Committee of the CPP/NPA and a full time secretary of the Aurora Provincial Committee since 2002. Pimentel was arrested last Tuesday in Aurora province by a combined police and military operation. "Pimentel is a ranking member of the communist New People's Army who is wanted by the law for involvement in several atrocities and criminal activities in Central Luzon ," Versoza said. At the time of his arrest, Pimentel carried a P2.6-million bounty put up by the Department of National Defense and of the Department of Interior and Local Government. Versoza said Pimentel was arrested based on warrants of arrest issued by the Regional Trial Court 96 of Baler, Aurora for murder, multiple murder and multiple frustrated murder. The captured communist rebel leader was involved in five cases of ambuscades and raids of different army detachments in Aurora province and liquidation of civilian agents and former NPA rebels. |
| Posted by:Fred |