Datu Mohammad Abduljabbar Sema, 26, remains in the custody of Malaysian police after his arrest at the KLIA upon his arrival from Bangkok on Nov 24.

His arrest was also confirmed by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at a press conference in Davao City on Saturday, according to Vera Files.

Both of Mohammad Abduljabbar’s parents are political leaders in the district of Maguindanao, with his father Muslimin Sema being the former Cotabato mayor, while his mother Bai Sandra Sema, is a congresswoman.

In the Sept 2 Davao City bombing, 15 people were killed while another 70 were injured.

It was previously reported that over 12 people were involved in the bombing which authorities called a terror attack. Seven men were later arrested with authorities claiming they were suspected to be operatives of the Maute Group.

The Maute Group are considered the biggest threat to peace and security in the southern Philippines with the government having secured the cooperation of major armed rebel groups, such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the communist New People’s Army.

Philippine military and police records claim the Maute Group to be a radical Islamist group comprising former Moro rebels based in Lanao del Sur where they founded an Islamic state.

The report however, did not indicate how Mohammad Abduljabbar was linked to the Maute Group, though they did say that he is an Islamic scholar.

Vera Files reported that he is now being held in an undisclosed location which may not be a police facility, and that law enforcement representatives had come from the Philippines to take a statement from him last month.

His parents had also visited Malaysia last month to see him.

The Philippine government has begun efforts to take custody of Mohammad Abduljabbar but there has been no word on when this will take place.