Kota Kinabalu: None of the 20 Filipinos linked to terrorism and kidnappings wanted by Malaysia have been detected in the state, said the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) chief, although four of them were recently designated as terrorists by the Philippine government.
The twenty Filipinos on Esscom's list list are wanted for alleged "connection with the Abu Sayyaf group, kidnapping-for-ransom groups and other transnational crimes", Esscom said while reissuing the list on Facebook on June 12.
In a latest twist on June 15, four of the Filipinos on Esscom’s wanted list were announced as designated terrorists by the Philippine Anti-Terrorism Council along with six high-ranking communist leaders.
