Quantcast
Latest Stories

Malaysia charges 8 Filipinos with terror crimes


3:19 pm | Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian prosecutors have charged eight Filipino men with terrorism-related offenses following an armed siege in Borneo that killed 71 people.

The eight are the first to face charges after an estimated 200 members of a Filipino Muslim clan slipped into Malaysia’s Sabah state last month and took over a village to highlight their long-dormant territorial claim to the timber-rich state.

Subsequent firefights killed 62 clansmen and nine Malaysian police and army personnel, according to Malaysia’s government. Some of the surviving Filipinos fled back to the neighboring southern Philippines, while a few dozen are believed to be hiding on palm oil plantation land in Sabah.

Government prosecutors on Wednesday charged eight suspects in Sabah with two terrorism-related offenses that carry a possible death penalty or life imprisonment on conviction.


Follow Us


Follow us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Follow on Twitter


Recent Stories:

Complete stories on our Digital Edition newsstand for tablets, netbooks and mobile phones; 14-issue free trial. About to step out? Get breaking alerts on your mobile.phone. Text ON INQ BREAKING to 4467, for Globe, Smart and Sun subscribers in the Philippines.

Tags: Features , Filipinos , Malaysia , Sabah stand off , Sultanate of Sulu



Copyright © 2013, .
To subscribe to the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper in the Philippines, call +63 2 896-6000 for Metro Manila and Metro Cebu or email your subscription request here.
Factual errors? Contact the Philippine Daily Inquirer's day desk. Believe this article violates journalistic ethics? Contact the Inquirer's Reader's Advocate. Or write The Readers' Advocate:
c/o Philippine Daily Inquirer Chino Roces Avenue corner Yague and Mascardo Streets, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Or fax nos. +63 2 8974793 to 94
Advertisement
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Manila, Taipei agree on ‘cooperative’ probe
  3. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  4. Different versions of letter of apology show insincerity—Taiwan representative
  5. Fil-Ams voted for 10 of 12 Aquino-backed candidates
  6. How to deal with ‘unli-give me’ from relatives
  7. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  8. MECO representative in Taiwan asked to explain ‘joint probe’ commitment
  9. Saudi signs accord to protect PH maids
  10. DOJ chief slams Taiwan ‘murder’ claim
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
  3. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  4. Taiwan stages exercise as PH row rumbles on
  5. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  6. Philippines faces 2nd wave of Taiwan sanctions
  7. Philippines lets Taiwan ultimatum lapse
  8. Aquino apologizes for Taiwan fisherman’s death
  9. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  10. Aquino apologizes for Taiwan fisher’s death
  1. Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
  2. Filipino bride, 4 others killed in California limousine fire
  3. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  4. US Senate Bill allows thousands of Filipinos to immediately come to America
  5. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
  6. China slams PH bid in UN
  7. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  8. Filipino-owned supermarket chain opens 12th branch
  9. Taiwan threatens sanctions over Philippines shooting
  10. Taiwan stages exercise as PH row rumbles on

News

  • CA stops gov’t from pursuing smuggling case vs Phoenix Petroleum
  • Aquino rejects new Charter change bid
  • 6.0 quake off Russia’s far-east Kamchatka coastline – USGS
  • Fire destroys oil mill in Iligan City
  • Oklahoma twister tracked path of 1999 tornado

    • Sports

  • Aces not one and done, says Uytengsu
  • What a class act by Alaska
  • Caluag rules Asian BMX Elite category
  • Emperado claims 2nd GM victim, shares lead
  • Fruitas, Boracay seek semis berths Tuesday

    • Lifestyle

  • Olongapo nurse crowned Miss PH-Earth on second try
  • These dogs can fly– and that includes asPins, too
  • Hair: It doesn’t only reflect your beauty, it also says something about your health
  • Learn ‘the ropes’ to get in shape
  • Can the ability to bilocate be inherited?

    • Entertainment

  • Single Review: ‘Up In The Air’ by 30 Seconds To Mars
  • Arnel Pineda: Journey to go on a hiatus after 2016
  • Heard: Sir Chief on being ‘Papa-ble!’
  • Double victory for Yllanas
  • K-pop’s G Dragon eager for challenge of solo tour

    • Business

  • Asia shares down ahead of Bernanke testimony
  • US stocks dip despite M&A activity
  • MyxTV launches app on Roku
  • Asian shares higher on US gains
  • PH approves three new wind farms

    • Technology

  • Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after $1.1B takeover
  • Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1B
  • Mobiles offer financial lifeline to Asian migrants—study
  • Metro’s traffic situation may now be monitored via smart phones, tablets
  • Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1B—report

    • Opinion

  • Editorial cartoon, May 21, 2013
  • Reliance on remittances
  • Shattered bamboo reeds
  • Ideal worlds
  • The sheer inadequacy of single-factor analyses

    • Global Nation

  • Only inspection of Taiwanese fishing boat lacking in NBI probe—Aquino
  • China’s Xi will meet Obama earlier than expected
  • Fil-Ams voted for 10 of 12 Aquino-backed candidates
  • Different versions of letter of apology show insincerity—Taiwan representative
  • Manila, Taipei agree on ‘cooperative’ probe
    • Marketplace
    Advertisement
    © Copyright 1997-2013 INQUIRER.net | All Rights Reserved