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| Southeast Asia |
| Philippines asks court to outlaw Abu Sayyaf |
| 2010-09-11 |
| [AP] The Philippine government has asked a court to outlaw the Abu Sayyaf as a terrorist group and blacklist more than 200 of its Islamic fighters blamed for two decades of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings, officials said Monday. The Justice Department recently lodged its petition against the al-Qaida-linked group with a trial court in southern Basilan province _ the Abu Sayyaf's birthplace _ in the first known government attempt to ban a rebel group under a 2007 anti-terrorism law. Abu Sayyaf members currently cannot be arrested unless they commit a crime. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Yeah, that ought to just about take care of it. |
| Posted by: bigjim-CA 2010-09-11 02:43 |