Rajah Sulaiman Movement
Philippines Islamic organization
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The Rajah Sulaiman Movement[1] was an organization in the Philippines, founded in 1991.[2][3] The organization is also referred to as the Rajah Solaiman Movement and Rajah Sulayman Movement.[4] According to the Philippine government, the group's militants were trained and financed by Jemaah Islamiah and Abu Sayyaf, a terrorist group with links to the Al-Qaeda.[3]
On October 16, 2024, the group's founder Hilarion Del Rosario Santos III, was convicted by a Philippine court for participating in the 2000 Sipadan kidnappings and was sentenced to life imprisonment.[5]
Terrorist activities
RSM members were involved in the network responsible for the SuperFerry 14 bombing on 27 February 2004. The United Nations lists the attack among a series of bombings and plots involving members of the RSM and Abu Sayyaf following training associated with Jemaah Islamiyah and Abu Sayyaf.[6] According to a separate United Nations profile, RSM leader Redendo Cain Dellosa led the SuperFerry 14 bombing and planted the bomb aboard the vessel. Abu Sayyaf publicly claimed responsibility for the attack.[7]
RSM members were also involved in other bombing attacks and plots in the Philippines. The United Nations lists the G-Liner bombing plot of 25 December 2004 and the 2005 Valentine's Day bombings of 14 February among joint activities involving members of RSM and Abu Sayyaf.[6] RSM member Angelo Ramirez Trinidad was responsible for assembling and planting improvised explosive devices on a G-Liner bus in December 2004. He later assembled, planted and detonated a bomb on a passenger bus in Makati during the Valentine's Day bombings in February 2005. Trinidad was convicted by a Philippine court in October 2005 for his involvement in the latter attack.[8]