AFP junks Wiki report on Sabban benefiting from Abu ransom By Mario J. Mallari 09/09/2011

AFP junks Wiki report on Sabban benefiting from Abu ransom

By Mario J. Mallari 09/09/2011

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is not giving credence to the WikiLeaks report claiming that a ranking military general benefited from the ransom paid to the Abu Sayyaf group in exchange for the safe release of three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers kidnapped in 2009.

At a press briefing, AFP-Public Affairs Office chief Col. Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. said the military is treating information coming from the on-line whistle-blower as unverified reports.

“We don’t glorify reports from WikiLeaks. These are unverified and unconfirmed in terms of determining its authenticity, it is questionable,” said Burgos.

Recent reports quoting information from the WikiLeaks identified incumbent AFP-Western Command (Westcom) chief Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban as having benefitted from the ransom paid to the Abu Sayyaf group responsible in the kidnapping of the ICRC workers..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110909nat4.html