Islamic State funding ‘facilitator’, arestado sa Sulu
Islamic State funding ‘facilitator’, arestado sa Sulu
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00:00 Another victory of the government's force against terrorism
00:04 is after being arrested in Indanan, Sulu by the United Forces of Law Enforcement Agencies
00:10 Mirna Mabanza, who is one of the most wanted persons in the country
00:15 and is also considered a global terrorist of the United States defense.
00:18 Mabanza is said to be the widow of a Malaysian terrorist member of the Islamic State
00:24 in Iraq and the Levant.
00:26 She is also involved in the transfer of funds to the leader of ISIS Philippines,
00:31 Snilon Hapilon, and she also served as a mediator between Hapilon and Daesh elements in Syria.
00:38 Meanwhile, aside from the PNP and Anti-Terrorism Council,
00:42 the National Security Council also supported her arrest of Mabanza.
00:49 She was a conduit of several funds being sent by other foreign countries to our country.
00:59 Actually, she is also wanted by the Malaysian police for her involvement
01:05 because her former husband is a widower, a Malaysian terrorist.
01:13 So, a lot of funds came to our country, first $7,000 and then $100,000,
01:22 US dollars, and then facilitating the entering of armaments here in our country,
01:28 particularly in Southern Mindanao.
01:30 With regards to the effect on the operations, most likely, with the arrest of Mirna,
01:38 their cash flow will be affected and definitely their operations will be affected.
01:42 The arrest of her is very important because this shows that we are going to hold into account
01:49 the people who are responsible for terrorism.
01:52 You know, we have decimated the Abu Sayyaf group in Mindanao, the Maya Islamiyah,
02:00 but we still need to arrest the remnants of this.
02:04 So, this is significant in the sense that this brings these individuals to justice.
02:11 And this is also our contribution to the global war on terror.
02:15 On behalf of the National Security Advisor, Eduardo Año,
02:18 we would like to commend the Philippine National Police, the AFP, the NICA,
02:22 the Anti-Money Laundering Council, and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission
02:27 for effecting this arrest of Mirna A. Mabansa, a designated global terrorist,
02:32 by the United States and also by the Republic of the Philippines.
02:36 *DUN DUN*