A local court has temporarily suspended the arrest warrant against Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari in connection with the bloody Zamboanga City siege in 2013.

In a resolution dated October 27, Pasig Regional Trial Court branch 158 Judge Maria Rowena Modesto-San Pedro granted the motion to suspend the proceedings and enforcement of warrants of arrest against Misuari.

The suspension, however, is only for six months from the date of the resolution unless lifted by the court.

In making the decision, the judge said the court recognized Misuari's role in the peace process.

"And to achieve that, it appears that suspension of proceedings in the instant cases insofar as Misuari is concerned, is needed to allow the much desired peace talks to resume. This would naturally mean that criminal prosecution of Misuari would, in the meantime, be put on hold," she said.

No less than Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza met Misuari in Jolo, Sulu Thursday to hand over the suspension order.

A DZMM report said MNLF forces accompanied Misuari during the meeting. The report said that after the meeting, Dureza and Misuari both boarded a private jet en route to Manila, which landed at 1:15 p.m.

President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered government forces not to implement the arrest order against Misuari ahead of peace negotiations with Moro groups in Mindanao.

For his part, Misuari thanked Duterte for the lifting of the arrest order, saying it proves he had nothing to do with Zamboanga City siege. With a report by radio DZMM