▁p ati ▁i ka w ▁ay ▁nad am ay . ▁Sab i ▁ko ▁trab aho ▁lang ▁it o , ▁k ami ▁tal ag ang ▁tut ul ong ▁para ▁sa ▁in y ong ▁pag bal ik ▁( She ▁told ▁me , ▁General ▁I ' m ▁sorry ▁you ▁were ▁drag ged ▁into ▁this . ▁I ▁told ▁her , ▁it ' s ▁not ▁a ▁problem , ▁it ' s ▁our ▁job ▁to ▁ensure ▁your ▁safe ▁return ). " ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁and ▁investigation ▁Oct av io ▁Din am po , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 0 , ▁stated ▁that ▁Mayor ▁Al vare z ▁Is na ji , ▁alias ▁" Lar in - Lar in ," ▁pocket ed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁" first " ▁r ans om ▁of ▁P ▁ 5 - mill ion ▁( 1 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁dollars ). ▁Is na ji ' s ▁lawyer , ▁Ern esto ▁Francisco , ▁however , ▁said ▁his ▁client ▁was ▁innoc ent ▁and ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁political ▁reasons : ▁" If ▁you ▁examine ▁the ▁background ▁of ▁Mayor ▁Is na ji , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁instance ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁any ▁criminal ▁activity ." ▁Ra ul ▁M . ▁Gonz ale z ▁said ▁" Is na ji ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁politician ▁in ▁J olo ▁who ▁plans ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Muslim ▁autonom ous ▁region , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁island , ▁in ▁August ." ▁Gonz ale z ▁and ▁P NP ▁Director ▁General ▁A vel ino ▁R azon ▁Jr . ▁aff ir