'Malaysian' terror suspect nabbed in the Philippines not on wanted list, says Esscom commander


KOTA KINABALU: The "Malaysian" man, who was recently barred from entering Manila for alleged terror links and later discovered to be part of the notorious militant Abu Sayyaf group (ASG), was not under Sabah’s latest list of wanted criminals, say police.

Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) commander Deputy Comm Hamzah Ahmad said the 53-year-old man who goes by the name "Omar Harun" on his Malaysian passport was not on their list of wanted people.

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