Former Maimbung, Sulu vice mayor Pando Mudjasan has been recruiting civilians for a potential private armed group that may be used in the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday.
Interviewed on GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said this is one of the reasons why law enforcement authorities conducted an operation against Mudjasan last Saturday.
“Naglunsad nga po ng law enforcement operation ang pinagsanib na puwersa ng PNP at [Armed Forces of the Philippines] dahil na-monitor po natin na nagre-recruit na po ito ng mga armed civilian,” she said. “At ito ay kina-classify na natin na potential armed groups na pinaniniwalaan natin na maaaring magamit sa papalapit nga pong BSKE,” she added.including three active groups and 45 potential groups, in Ilocos, Central Luzon, Bicol, Western Visayas, Caraga, Cordillera, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
A firefight broke out between state forces and Mudjasan's group during the operation but authorities failed to arrest the former official. The firefight left six people dead, two of them perishing while undergoing treatment. “Isa po namatay sa government side, 'yung Special Action Force trooper po, and five sa enemy side po ,” Fajardo told GMA News Online in a message.according to Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan on Monday.
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