The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) filed its protest to the government for the cases of arrests against its members, stressing adverse effects on the confidence measures to the peace process and the MILF – Government of the Philippines (GPH) Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB).
The protest was already filed by the MILF Ceasefire Committee involving four members of the MILF arrested in the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato and Lanao del Norte.
According to the MILF Ceasefire Committee all the arrested MILF members are innocent, citing “the one arrested in Lambayong Sultan Kudarat was on his way back home when arrested, those arrested in Polomolok, South Cotabao were raided while preparing for Subuh (early morning Prayer), and the one arrested in Linamon, Lanao del Norte, was just walking around when apprehended.”
“We vehemently condemn these arrests against the MILF members. Clearly, there are violations against human rights, the ceasefire accord between the government and MILF, and adverse effects on the on the confidence of the MILF forces on the government sincerity and commitment to the FAB,” the compliant stated.
“We are appealing to the government to work out for their release as it is so difficult to explain on the ground why arrest MILF who are innocent and cannot release them as part of the political goodwill of the FAB,” the MILF CCCH added.
Raid and arrest against MILF members are acts constituting violations to the ceasefire accord, as stipulated in the GRP–MILF Agreement on General Cessation of Hostilities section, article 1and the Implementing Guidelines on the Security Aspect of the GRP – MILF Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001 pursuant to its paragraph 3.1.1.”
Comrades of the arrested MILF appealed to the Government Peace Panel Chairwoman Prof. Miriam Colonel-Ferrer to help for the release of the arrested and detained MILF.
“Prof Ferrer, being the first-ever woman chief negotiator and human rights vanguard, can significantly help in order that our confidence that had been affected by the slow progress on the peace talks would remain positive,” an Ustaz colleague of the arrested persons in Polomolok.
“We were expecting that after the signing of the FAB to highlight confidence building measures is freeing MILF political detainees and not spree of arrests against MILF leaders and membership,” he said.
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According to the MILF Ceasefire Committee all the arrested MILF members are innocent, citing “the one arrested in Lambayong Sultan Kudarat was on his way back home when arrested, those arrested in Polomolok, South Cotabao were raided while preparing for Subuh (early morning Prayer), and the one arrested in Linamon, Lanao del Norte, was just walking around when apprehended.”
“We vehemently condemn these arrests against the MILF members. Clearly, there are violations against human rights, the ceasefire accord between the government and MILF, and adverse effects on the on the confidence of the MILF forces on the government sincerity and commitment to the FAB,” the compliant stated.
“We are appealing to the government to work out for their release as it is so difficult to explain on the ground why arrest MILF who are innocent and cannot release them as part of the political goodwill of the FAB,” the MILF CCCH added.
Raid and arrest against MILF members are acts constituting violations to the ceasefire accord, as stipulated in the GRP–MILF Agreement on General Cessation of Hostilities section, article 1and the Implementing Guidelines on the Security Aspect of the GRP – MILF Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001 pursuant to its paragraph 3.1.1.”
Comrades of the arrested MILF appealed to the Government Peace Panel Chairwoman Prof. Miriam Colonel-Ferrer to help for the release of the arrested and detained MILF.
“Prof Ferrer, being the first-ever woman chief negotiator and human rights vanguard, can significantly help in order that our confidence that had been affected by the slow progress on the peace talks would remain positive,” an Ustaz colleague of the arrested persons in Polomolok.
“We were expecting that after the signing of the FAB to highlight confidence building measures is freeing MILF political detainees and not spree of arrests against MILF leaders and membership,” he said.
http://www.luwaran.com/
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