MNLF twits MILF on disarmament

From the Manila Standard Today (Nov 6): MNLF twits MILF on disarmament

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front is in a bind over disarmament in the Framework Agreement it had signed with the government, said an official of the Moro National Liberation Front. MNLF political director Gapul Hadjirul yesterday said MILF Chairman Al Haj Murad Ibrahim was facing widespread dissension amid his fighters refusing to surrender their arms as part of the peace process signed last Oct. 15. “This is now the biggest problem of the MILF leadership of Chairman Murad on how to gain back their (MILF) fighters loyalty and trust after signing the framework agreement,” Hadjirul said. He claimed that MILF commanders Abdulwahid Jaianalan, Samer Samsudin Lungkatay and Samer Salamat—brother of former MILF Chairman Hashim Salamat—along with and one Saidale have pledged allegiance to founding MNLF Chairman Nur Misuari, who opposed disarmament. In a last ditch effort, Mural, said Hadjirul, was dangling before his disgruntled leaders P5 million each to remain in the fold and keep from standing in the way of implementing the Framework Agreement. The MNLF earlier disclosed that the MILF was offered by the Malaysian government P27 billion over the development of Liguasan Marsh in Mindanao as an energy source.

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