A recruiter of the Maute group in Mindanao was charged with rebellion on Wednesday for allegedly using social media to enlist jihadists, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said.

Karen Aizha Hamidon, 36, was arrested on October 11 by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Counter-Terrorism Division in her condominium at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City, Aguirre said.

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