ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDING LITO REBIO TO

S E C R E T MANILA 004912 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP, S/CT, AND EAP/MTS STATE ALSO FOR DS/DSS/DO/PETERSON AND DS/ICI/RFJ/SCHINDEL-GOMBIS USPACOM ALSO FOR FPA HUSO AND J5 SECDEF/OSD/ISA/AP (LAWLESS/TOOLAN/BAILEY) JOINT STAFF/J5 (WILKES/ROBINSON/CLEMMONS) E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/26/2016 TAGS: PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID SN RP SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDING LITO REBIO TO THE REWARDS FOR JUSTICE LIST REF: A. MANILA 4389 ¶B. MANILA 4388 ¶C. 33630-06 OF 050746Z OCT 06 ¶D. 33653-06 OF 070134Z OCT 06 ¶E. 22774-06 OF 080038Z OCT 06 ¶F. 22783-06 OF 092141Z OCT 06 ¶G. 22784-06 OF 092240Z OCT 06 ¶H. JICPAC OIC HONOLULU HI 100048Z OCT 06 ¶I. 3451-06 OF 152319Z OCT 06 ¶J. 3/EE/3644-06 OF OCT 06 ¶K. 23313-06 OF 050857Z DEC 06 ¶L. 34470-06 OF 040438Z DEC06 ¶M. 83033-06 OF 240835Z NOV 06 Classified By: (U) Deputy Chief of Mission Paul W. Jones for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (S/NF) In follow up to ref A, we would like to provide additional information in support of our request to add Lito Rebio (AKA Muawiyah, AKA Mu'awiyah, AKA Nique, AKA Muhammad Ali) to the Department of State's Rewards For Justice list. Rebio, a Singapore national, is one of the leading Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) trainers in the Philippines, and has been actively involved in assisting Abu Sayyaf and Rajah Solaiman terrorists. He is a deadly killer who needs to be brought to justice. ¶2. (S/NF) Intelligence reports (refs C-L) indicate that Rebio has been involved in planning and providing logistics and financial support for numerous terrorist attacks in the Philippines, including the series of bombings in central Mindanao on October 10 and 11, 2006, which left eight people dead and 30 wounded. Rebio is directly linked to Abdul Basit Usman, the perpetrator of the attacks, and is an associate of Bali bombers Umar Patek and Dulmatin. Purportedly encouraged by the success of the Mindanao bombing campaign, Rebio is allegedly planning further attacks in the Manila area, or possibly funding the travel of Abdul Basit to Cebu. Additional reporting (ref M) reveals a consistent desire by Rebio to target western, i.e., U.S., citizens and interests. ¶3. (S/NF) Ghazali Jaafar, the Vice Chairman for Political Affairs of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),told Deputy Chief of Mission November 30 that the MILF had no issue with putting JI financier Zulkifli bin hir AKA Marwan (ref B) on the Rewards for Justice list, and suggested that Rebio be added as well. Jaafar implied that the MILF might be of assistance in bringing the two individuals, as well as Abdul Basit, to justice. Visit Embassy Manila's Classified website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm KENNEY