From MindaNews (Nov 3): Karapatan seeks punishment of top military commanders in death of B’laan family
Let the axe also fall on the heads of the top military commanders having jurisdiction in the mines development site of foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. (SMI) where a mother and her two sons where killed last month, human rights group Karapatan urged yesterday. Reverend Jurie Jaime, Karapatan-Southern Mindanao spokesperson, said in a statement the government should hold accountable not only the 13 soldiers but also the commanders of the 27th Infantry Battalion (IB) and the 10th Infantry Division (ID). The 27th IB, headed by Lt. Col. Alexis Noel Bravo, has direct supervision over the soldiers involved in the operation that killed Juvy Capion, 27, and her two sons Jordan, 13, and John Mark, 8. The battalion is under the 10th ID headed by Brig. Gen. Ariel Bernardo.... Jaime stressed that “a civilian-led investigation would ferret out the truth because we have to consider the accounts of the witnesses that pointed out that the incident was a massacre.”
Sought Saturday for comment that top military brasses should also be held accountable, Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza, 10th ID spokesperson, said in a text message that Karapatan’s call “was their prerogative. We cannot do away with that.” “Besides, we are also in pursuit of truth and justice,” he added....
http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2012/11/03/karapatan-seeks-punishment-of-top-military-commanders-in-death-of-blaan-family/
No surprise here. KARAPATAN is the main CPP-associated human rights front. One of the group's main objectives is to undermine and discredit the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). As mentioned in a previous post, KARAPATAN is noted for conducting "fact-finding missions" with regard to alleged Philippine military HR violations. Since the group is calling for an "independent" civilian investigation of the incident, it should come as no surprise if KARAPATAN headed up a "fact-finding" investigation into the incident. The end result would be predetermined: Philippine soldiers guilty as charged!
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