Captured professor suspected of being a rebel charged in court

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A university professor, who was captured and accused by the military as a communist rebel, faces multiple cases of illegal possession of weapons and explosives, and frustrated murder, an army spokesman said Friday.

Troops captured Professor Kim Gargar who was wounded in a recent clash in Davao Oriental’s Cateel town. An automatic rifle was also recovered from him in the village of Aliwagwag where troops also killed a rebel leader of the New People’s Army (NPA).