The Basilan Regional Trial Court has discovered Spanish nationwide Abdelhakim Labidi Adib responsible past cheap doubt for 3 counts of possession of “a loaded small arm.”
According to the Department of Justice, Adib was arrested at a Basilan checkpoint in 2018 carrying explosives, and different gadgets.
Prosecutors of their decision discovered possible trigger in opposition to Adib for 3 counts of unlawful possession of explosives.
However, Adib’s counsel throughout the trial opted for a plea cut price which had him pleading responsible to the lesser offense of three counts of possession of a loaded small arm.
The court docket, making use of the indeterminate Sentence Law, sentenced Adib to undergo for every case imprisonment of a minimal of eight years and in the future to a most of 14 years, eight months and in the future.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla welcomed the conviction.
The DOJ mentioned personnel of the Philippine Army carried out warrantless arrest in opposition to Adib on the idea of an intelligence report it acquired that two suspicious individuals will probably be passing Barangay Townsite, Maluso, Basilan.
Arrested in Basilan
Adib, a Spanish nationwide of Tunisian descent, was arrested in Basilan on January 22.
Two days later, the Armed Forces of the Philippines filed a criticism in opposition to him, saying it seized from him two grenades, numerous improvised explosive gadget elements, numerous identification playing cards and money amounting to P8,520.
“Adib is a known Abu Sayyaf sympathizer and ardent supporter for the establishment of Islamic caliphate in the Philippines,” the criticism said.
Per week later, Adib requested the DOJ to dismiss the prison criticism in opposition to him, claiming he had nothing to do with the improvised explosive gadget elements and hand grenades allegedly discovered on his individual.
He had mentioned he was solely within the Philippines as a vacationer, however the navy discovered he was an overstaying foreigner as his visa had expired on December 8 final yr.
Adib denial
Adib, in denying the cost in opposition to him, added that the arresting officers planted the gadgets that have been allegedly seized from him.
He additionally argued that the allegation of his being a sympathizer of the Abu Sayyaf group and a supporter for the institution of an Islamic caliphate within the nation have been “baseless.”
Adib, a Spanish nationwide of Tunisian descent, was arrested in Basilan on January 22, 2018.
Two days later, the Armed Forces of the Philippines filed a criticism in opposition to him, saying it seized from him two grenades, numerous improvised explosive gadget elements, numerous identification playing cards and money amounting to P8,520.
The criticism mentioned then that Adib was an Abu Sayyaf sympathizer and a ardent supporter for the institution of Islamic caliphate within the Philippines.
Per week later, Adib requested the DOJ to dismiss the prison criticism in opposition to him, claiming he had nothing to do with the improvised explosive gadget elements and hand grenades allegedly discovered on his individual.
He had mentioned he was solely within the Philippines as a vacationer.
Adib, in denying the cost in opposition to him, added that the arresting officers planted the gadgets that have been allegedly seized from him.
He additionally argued that the allegation of his being a sympathizer of the Abu Sayyaf group and a supporter for the institution of an Islamic caliphate within the nation have been “baseless.” —LDF/NB, GMA Integrated News
