From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 11): MILF vows to penalize men in Lanao Norte, Marawi hostage taking case
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Wednesday said penalties await the leader and members of MILF who held hostage civilians in Lanao del Norte and the police chief ofMarawi City
"We have our mechanism of penalizing members who violate laws of the organization and the existing ceasefire agreement between us and the government," said Ghadzali Jaafar, MILF vice chair for political affairs.
"I assure the government that the ceasefire mechanism is working on it and we will not allow any of our member to go unpunished if they commit violations," he added in reaction to appeals by the government ceasefire committee to respect the cessation of hostilities.
MILF men, under Abdulla Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, stormed theMarawi City
The police official who opted not to fight it out with the armed men to save lives was later released unharmed.
Jaafar also said that the MILF leadership is investigating and ready to hand down punishment to some of its members who held hostage 12 civilians in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte.
He said the act of their men may have adverse effect on the on going peace process inMindanao but the MILF leadership would not allow it to happen.
Five civilians remained captive in what local authorities believed was triggered by a family feud.
The act, which Malacanang described an act of desperation, came while the GPH and MILF peace panels were meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which ended with the signing of the annex on power sharing of the proposed Bangsamoro government.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=595706
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Wednesday said penalties await the leader and members of MILF who held hostage civilians in Lanao del Norte and the police chief of
"We have our mechanism of penalizing members who violate laws of the organization and the existing ceasefire agreement between us and the government," said Ghadzali Jaafar, MILF vice chair for political affairs.
"I assure the government that the ceasefire mechanism is working on it and we will not allow any of our member to go unpunished if they commit violations," he added in reaction to appeals by the government ceasefire committee to respect the cessation of hostilities.
MILF men, under Abdulla Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, stormed the
The police official who opted not to fight it out with the armed men to save lives was later released unharmed.
Jaafar also said that the MILF leadership is investigating and ready to hand down punishment to some of its members who held hostage 12 civilians in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte.
He said the act of their men may have adverse effect on the on going peace process in
Five civilians remained captive in what local authorities believed was triggered by a family feud.
The act, which Malacanang described an act of desperation, came while the GPH and MILF peace panels were meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which ended with the signing of the annex on power sharing of the proposed Bangsamoro government.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=595706