1. He eluded Philippine authorities but was arrested in Pakistan. 2. His lawyer, Brian Barrett, said he had made incriminating statements but only after being tortured by Philippine authorities after being arrested in Manila in January. 3. Murad, who is on trial with Yousef, has recanted what he told Philippine authorities, claiming he was tortured to confess. 4. Philippine authorities broke up the plot before the bombers could carry out their plans. 5. Philippine authorities are currently considering a request from Deutsche Morgan Grenfell to allow it to manage the first peso Eurobond for a AAA-rate borrower. 6. Philippine authorities said they also were considering filing criminal negligence charges as well as a civil lawsuit against Placer Dome and Marcopper officials. 7. Philippine authorities said they also are considering filing criminal negligence charges as well as a civil lawsuit against Placer Dome and Marcopper. 8. Reacting to the concerns, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Treasury Director Sergio Edeza said Philippine authorities saw little need to raise local rates. 9. Smith said he did not know whether he and his cohorts were responsible for directing the FBI and Philippine authorities to de Guzman, who surfaced last Thursday. 10. The Philippine authorities filed theft and other charges against de Guzman, but dropped them in August because of insufficient evidence. |