Armed paramilitary in Muslim Women clothes accosted in MILF peace advocacy

From the MILF Website (Dec 22): Armed paramilitary in Muslim Women clothes accosted in MILF peace advocacy

Armed with a pistol and dressed in Abaya, an attire for Muslim women, Jove Jacobo Arguelles, a paramilitary troop under the 57th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army, was accosted as he was roaming around during the MILF peace advocacy program in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao a couple of days ago. Covert security men of the MILF assigned for the program accosted the suspicious Looking Arguelles. On the spot, Arguelless was found in possession of caliber pistol.

More than 10,000 Bangsamoro people were in attendance during the advocacy program Intended to explain properly the Government of the Philippines - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (GPH - MILF) Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro that was signed in Presidential Palace in Malacanang last October 15, 2012. Top political and military leaders of MILF as well as the mayors of Datu Paglas and Columbio were also in attendance.

The MILF Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) Head of Secretariat turned over Jove to Mayor Tong Paglas during the program following the Instruction from the MILF Central Committee and BIAF General Staff. "In the spirit and goodwill of the peace process and the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro between the government and MILF, the MILF had turned over Jove," the MILF CCCH Secretariat said. "We hope that similar incident will not happened again," he said. Jove standing before the thousands of people gathered in the advocacy thanked the MILF for the kind treatment he was accorded.

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