Thursday, March 19, 2015

MILF: Malaysian Minister: MILF leaders Murad, Iqbal not Malaysian

Posted to the MILF Website (Mar 18): Malaysian Minister: MILF leaders Murad, Iqbal not Malaysian

Malaysian Minister: MILF leaders Murad, Iqbal not Malaysian

Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the Malaysian government had confirmed that both MILF leaders Chairman Haji Murad Ibrahim and MILF Chief Negotiator Mohagher Iqbal are not Malaysians as claimed.

In a  report by Bernama, Malaysian National News Agency, Minister Hamidi said "I have checked with the Director-General of the Registration Department, including checking the personal information, date of birth and other details, and found that Haji Murad Ibrahim and (Mohagher) Iqbal are not Malaysians.”

Former Philippine Interior Secretary Rafael Alunan earlier said he received information which he posted on social media that the two MILF leaders are carrying Malaysian passports.

In action, Davao City Congressman Karlo Alexei Nograles had asked the ad hoc panel discussing the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) to verify the issue in fear that they will be writing the BBL for Malaysians that shall place the Congress criminally liable for acts of treason.

Iqbal disputed the allegation and said both, the MILF chair and he, are carrying Philippine passports.

Bernama reported further that the Director-General of the National Registration Department, Datuk Sulaiman Keling in a statement confirmed that Murad and Mohagher were not Malaysians.

The BBL is a charter that will formalize the creation of the Bangsamoro, an autonomous political entity, that will replace the ARMM.

Following the ill-fated Mamasapano incident, the deliberations for BBL in both chambers were suspended to give way for investigations.

Peace advocates and the Bangsamoro people have been urging the lawmakers to pass the BBL.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/785-malaysian-minister-milf-leaders-murad-iqbal-not-malaysian

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