Saturday, October 13, 2012

Negotiator shrugs off Misuari threat

From Rappler (Oct 12): Negotiator shrugs off Misuari threat

.... Bacani, however, said the MILF-breakaway group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) would be excluded from the agreement.  “The BIFM is outside the MILF and would not be included in our agreement,” said Bacani, noting that the government will deal with the BIFM through law enforcement instead. Formerly known as the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the BIFM led by Ustadz Ameril Umra Kato, who was the commander of the 105th Base Command, splintered from the MILF after serious disagreements with the group’s peace negotiation with the government. Abu Misry Mama, spokesman of the BIFM, said they would continue their jihad for a separate state even if the MILF and the government would ink the final peace agreement. "The government is right when they said that we are outlaws under the Constitution of the Philippines, which we do not honor. Our Constitution is the Quran and Hadith which were created by Allah and not by humans," Mama said....

http://www.rappler.com/nation/14065-peace-negotiator-shrugs-off-misuari-threat

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