CA upholds conviction of JI men in LRT blast
By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/27/2012The Court of Appeals (CA) has upheld the conviction of three members of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) behind the Dec. 30, 2000 bombing of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) which killed 11 persons.
In a 56-page decision by Associate Justice Danton Bueser, the CA’s Seventh Division did not give credence to the alibi of the accused-appellants Mukhlis Hadji Umpara Yunos (also known as Hadji Onos, Moklis, Muklis and Mocles), Zainal Paks (alias Paks and Mamasao Gaon Naga) and Mohamad Amir (alias Amir, Abdul Fatak Paute) that they were in their respective hometowns when the bombing took place.
Associate Justices Rosmari Carandang and Ricardo Rosario concurred..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120127met1.html
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