Defense chief Lorenzana orders arrest of 125 Maute members for rebellion

Government troops show a black ISIS flag recovered from a house occupied by Maute members in Marawi City on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Ferdinandh Cabrera

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the administrator of martial law in Mindanao, has ordered the arrest of 125 members of the ISIS-inspired Maute group who laid siege to Marawi City.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) spokesperson Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said Lorenzana issued the arrest order on Monday for staging rebellion.

Of the 125 Maute members, Lavin said the government has identified the full names of 95 members while 30 carry aliases.

Lavin said the NBI, as well as the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, will help in the arrest.

Under the 1987 Constitution, a person who is arrested or detained while martial law is in effect must be charged in court within three days. Otherwise, he must be set free.

President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law in Mindanao on May 23 following deadly clashes in Marawi City involving militants led by the Maute group whom he said were trying to establish a caliphate for international terror group ISIS. — RSJ, GMA News

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