G.R. No. 238447 - PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, VS. ERMIAHE ACHMAD A.K.A. IMRAN A.K.A. NAPEH A.K.A. TIRMIDHI ATALAD AHMAD AND ELLEL A.K.A. VASSER MUKTARIN A.K.A. ILLIL BAGARAK A.K.A. ELLEL BAGARAK, ACCUSED-. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, all the foregoing considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding the accused herein, ASHRA M. JAWARI; KHAIR MUNDOS a.k.a. MIKE; ELLEL a.k.a. YASSER MUKTARIN a.k.a. ILIL BAGARAK a.k.a. ELLEL BAGARAK who claims his name is YASSIR M. MUKTARIN; BENSAR INDAMA a.k.a. AJID H. JALIL who claims to be AJID AIDARUS JAINUL and ERMIAHE ACHMAD a.k.a. IMRAN a.k.a. NAPEH who claimed to be TIRMIDHI ATALAD AHMAD, guilty beyond reasonable doubt for KIDNAPPING AND SERIOUS ILLEGAL DETENTION for the purpose of extorting ransom under Article 267 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659 and with no additional aggravating or mitigating circumstances to consider, and taking into consideration the pertinent provisions of Republic Act No. 9346, hereby sentences each of them to suffer the penalty of RECLUSION PERPETUA, without the possibility of parole. Accused are further directed to jointly and severally pay the victim herein, her heirs and assigns, the following sum: 1. P1,500,000.00 representing actual damages plus legal interest from the filing of the Information herein until fully paid; 2. P1,000,000.00 representing moral damages; 3. P500,000.00 representing exemplary damages; and 4. to pay the costs of this suit. SO ORDERED.