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‘Robot’ captor, 3 other officers face court martial for Basilan debacle By Mario J. Mallari 12/15/2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

‘Robot’ captor, 3 other officers face court martial for Basilan debacle

By Mario J. Mallari 12/15/2011

A seasoned-combat officer, responsible in the 2003 arrest of slain Abu Sayyaf leader Ghalib Andang alias “Commander Robot,” is among the four senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) now facing court martial proceedings for the bungled Basilan operation last October that led to the killing of 19 Army troops.

Reliable military sources said that Army Special Forces (SF) commander Col. Aminkandra Undug is among the four senior AFP officers recommended to face court martial proceedings by the Court of Inquiry (CoI)for the Oct. 18 debacle in Al Barka, Basilan.

Undug is credited for the Dec. 2003 capture of Andang, after a clash that resulted in the wounding of the Abu Sayyaf leader who subsequently lost his left leg due to the serious wounds he suffered. He was briefly confined at the AFP Medical Center until his transfer to the Metro Manila District Jail in Bicutan, Taguig City..... MORE

SourceThe Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111215nat3.html

1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

mga sundalo pa ang may kasalanan??? kasi hindi ginalang ang TERITORYO ng REBELDENG MILF??? dapat sa mga sundalong ito magalsa at kasuhan si "Pangulong" A_NOY y Hocus Pcos ng TREASON.

"Aside from Undug, the sources said that SF Training School chief Lt. Col. Orlando Edralin was also among the four officers to face general court martial proceedings as approved by erstwhile AFP Chief of Staff newly-retired Gen. Eduardo Oban Jr."

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