COTABATO, Philippines, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine largest rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), denied Friday that a suspected member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)detained in Singapore had been trained in their camp.
Eid Kabalu, spokesperson for the MILF, denied that Mohamad Azmibin Ali, 41, was among those foreigners who underwent training on bomb-making in Camp Abubakar in Maguindanao in early 1980s.
Singapore officials recently alleged that Ali, who was arrested in November last year, was trained in lair of the MILF.
"We will look into that. But as far as the MILF is concerned, Camp Abubkar was opened to all foreigners. It's our show window where they can observe ongoing training and conduct interview with our officials," Kabalu said.
"I have no personal knowledge about him," he added, referring to Ali.
But Kabalu said the case of Ali would not affect their peace talks with central government in Manila.