Sulu Comelec officer survives ambush

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) condemned the treacherous act of violence against Sulu Comelec Provincial Supervisor Atty. Vidzfar Julie y Amil, who survived an ambush perpetrated by two unidentified armed men riding in tandem on a motorcycle that resulted in the wounding of his brother in Zamboanga City.

George Erwin M. Garcia said yesterday “No words are enough to condemn this treacherous act of violence against our people and a call for immediate action from authorities is strongly demanded.”

A police report revealed that Atty. Julie was riding on a Montero Sport Utility Vehicle when the gunmen sprayed his vehicle with bullets a few meters away from his residence in Villa Santa Maria in barangay Sta. Maria in this city at about 10:30 a.m. yesterday.

According to a report Julie was enroute to the Zamboanga International Airport when ambushed by unidentified gunmen on board a Honda click color white.

Witnesses near the crime scene said the gunmen were wearing black jackets, and full-face helmets, who immediately fled from the crime scene.

The police said Naser Amil Asiri, 57, male, married and a resident of Villa Sta. Maria sustained a gunshot wound on his head and is in critical condition in West Metro Hospital in this city.

Asiri is the brother of Atty. Julie who was sitting at the back of the driver when ambushed by the gunmen.

Julie who survived the ambush called on the perpetrators a “coward” and challenged the perpetrators to face him squarely.