From the MILF Website (Jul 25): MILF strongly protests 13 members arrested
Strong protests were lodge by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to the government on the arrests and detention of 13 officers and members in two months since last week of May.
Strong protests were lodge by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to the government on the arrests and detention of 13 officers and members in two months since last week of May.
The protests were filed by the MILF Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) to its counterpart with the government.
The MILF CCCH said the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect for almost 17 years between the government and the MILF were violated as well as human rights and due process.
“This is a major concern of the MILF because the trust and confidence of the military top brass and ground forces on the ceasefire and peace process are adversely affected,” the MILF Ceasefire Committee emphasized.
Both the Chairman MILF Peace Negotiating Panel and the Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) instructed the MILF CCCH and the MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) to take up this issue seriously with their counterparts and the International Monitoring Team composed of six governments including the European Union (EU).
“The Instruction of our principals is to explore bold steps and measures to address this problem in order to protect and promote the primacy of the peace process,” the MILF CCCH pointed out.
“With the breakthroughs and strong momentum on the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the positive statements of His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), the CCCH and AHJAG together with the IMT must work doubly hard to sustain the conducive atmosphere on the ground as well as the strong cooperation between the government and MILF forces on the ground,” it added.
MILF commanders have been complaining to the MILF leadership on the arrests of their people, even as they urged the CCCH, AHJAG and IMT to do something to address this problem.
Most of the MILF arrested from the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato, SocSarGen, and Zamboanga del Sur were just staying at their houses, going back home after attending MILF coordinated programs, preparing for early morning prayer and early morning dinner for the fasting in Ramadhan, case of mistaken identity and innocent as they are would not expect to be arrested under these circumstances.
http://www.luwaran.com/
The MILF CCCH said the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect for almost 17 years between the government and the MILF were violated as well as human rights and due process.
“This is a major concern of the MILF because the trust and confidence of the military top brass and ground forces on the ceasefire and peace process are adversely affected,” the MILF Ceasefire Committee emphasized.
Both the Chairman MILF Peace Negotiating Panel and the Chief of Staff of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (BIAF) instructed the MILF CCCH and the MILF Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) to take up this issue seriously with their counterparts and the International Monitoring Team composed of six governments including the European Union (EU).
“The Instruction of our principals is to explore bold steps and measures to address this problem in order to protect and promote the primacy of the peace process,” the MILF CCCH pointed out.
“With the breakthroughs and strong momentum on the GPH – MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the positive statements of His Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III during the State of the Nation Address (SONA), the CCCH and AHJAG together with the IMT must work doubly hard to sustain the conducive atmosphere on the ground as well as the strong cooperation between the government and MILF forces on the ground,” it added.
MILF commanders have been complaining to the MILF leadership on the arrests of their people, even as they urged the CCCH, AHJAG and IMT to do something to address this problem.
Most of the MILF arrested from the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato, SocSarGen, and Zamboanga del Sur were just staying at their houses, going back home after attending MILF coordinated programs, preparing for early morning prayer and early morning dinner for the fasting in Ramadhan, case of mistaken identity and innocent as they are would not expect to be arrested under these circumstances.
http://www.luwaran.com/