PHILLIPINES: ISLAMIC GROUPS BANK ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN FROZEN...

CA freezes Islamic group’s bank accounts
By JOMAR CANLAS
The Manila Times Reporter

The appellate court on Monday issued a freeze order on the bank accounts of the International Islamic Relief Organization, which military and police agencies suspect to be a funding conduit for groups linked to al-Qaeda.

The four-page resolution of the Court of Appeals Third Division, written by Associate Justice Arcangelita Romilla-Lontok, granted the petition of the Anti-money Laundering Council to freeze for 20 days IIRO’s bank account number 0200100100000011145671, with the Bank of Philippine Islands.

The decision also freezes "all related web accounts," and directs the bank to submit a detailed return on the freeze order within 24 hours from receipt of the order.

The CA said it found probable cause that the account is being used to bankroll terrorist activities in the Philippines. Court of Appeals Third Division Chairman Associate Justice Portia Alino-Hormachuelos and Justice Amelita Tolentino concurred with the ruling.

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