BI verifying reports of Misuari’s stay in Indonesia

MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is verifying reports that Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) chairman Nur Misuari had stayed in Indonesia and has left for the Middle East.

BI officer-in-charge Siegfred Mison said they would ask Indonesia’s immigration agency to confirm if Misuari had fled their country.

He said the BI would find out if Misuari used Indonesia as a jump off point to the Middle East.

Unconfirmed reports said Misuari used an ancient maritime route to get to Southern Sulawesi from Mindanao.

He is reportedly in the Middle East and has reunited with his family. However, the reports did not mention where in the Middle East was he staying.

“We can have it checked in our records but most likely, his name would not appear as no immigration officer would allow him to leave,” Mison said.

Misuari is included in the BI’s Look Out Bulletin (LOB) and is reportedly a subject of an arrest warrant in connection with the Zamboanga siege.