Omar Maute’s widow, thought to control millions in cash and cryptocurrency, freed from Philippine jail

The widow of a slain pro-Islamic State (Isis) Filipino leader, Omar Maute, whose group seized control of Marawi city in southern Philippines in 2017, has been freed from prison. Indonesian Minhati Madrais, 39, was married to Omar Khayyam Maute of the pro-Isis Maute Group, which he led together with his brother Abdullah Maute. Remnants of the Maute Group are believed to be waiting for her release from jail as she holds the key to their financing. “Minhati was freed very recently and she is…