9851 charges them of violating provisions of four (4) Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 by: (a) committing acts of violence against the lives and persons of the residents who did not take active part in the armed hostilities and (b) taking non-combatant civilians as hostages, while engaged in armed combat with government forces, and which resulted in the death of more or less twelve (12) individuals, serious injuries to more or less seventy-five (75) innocent civilians, and damage and prejudice to the victims.įinally, the third information, for violation of subsections (1), (7) and (20) of Section 4(c) of R.A. The charge of Rebellion arises from their acts, while being heavily armed with high caliber weapons, of attempting to hoist the MNLF flag in front of the Zamboanga City Hall to signify their declaration of independence from, and for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to the Philippine government or its laws, part of its national territory, i.e., Zamboanga City, and actually rising publicly and taking up arms to attain the said purpose by attacking members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), as well as innocent civilians, and by committing "acts of murder, pillage, disorder, looting, arson and destruction of private and public properties."Īnother information, for violation of subsections (1) and (3) of Section 4(b) of R.A. 9851 (otherwise known as "The Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity") and (c) violation of Section 4(c), subsections (1), (7) and (20), in relation to Section 7, second paragraph of the same law. Catalina, Kasanyagan, Talon-Talon and Mampang, among others, were specifically charged with: (a) Rebellion (penalized under Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code) (b) violation of Section 4(b), subsections (1) and (3), in relation to Section 7, second paragraph of Republic Act No. Misuari, and sixty (60) others, who are alleged to be responsible for the attack (allegedly led by Malik, BAS ARKI, ASSAMIN HUSSIN and several other commanders of the MNLF), which lasted about three weeks and resulted in several casualties and extensive damage within the said City, particularly in barangays Mariki, Rio Hondo, Sta. Nur Misuari, and three (3) other individuals who are still at large, including MNLF Commander USTADZ HABIER MALIK, in connection with the Zamboanga City siege last September 2013.
A Panel of Prosecutors from the Office of the City Prosecutor of Zamboanga filed three (3) Informations charging Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder NURULAJI P.