THE Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division criticized the move of the New People's Army (NPA) to return the P25,000 cash they took from the house of the slain Loreto town Mayor Dario Otaza and his son Daryl.
Army's 401st
Infantry Brigade commander Colonel Alexander Macario said returning the stolen
cash only means more insult to the victims and their families.
"This will
only add more pain and suffering to the families, friends and loved ones of the
mayor and his son. It won't fix anything. This will not bring back the life of
the respected mayor and his son," Macario said.
Macario also
questioned and criticized the NPA's "inhumane and brutal" People's
Court, saying its revolutionary justice handed down to the victims is a mere
violation of the international rights law.
"They based
their act of killing from their code of ethics. Criminals like them don't have
moral ascendancy to use the word code of ethics," Macario said.
NPA's Southern
Mindanao Regional Operations Command spokesperson Rigoberto Sanchez, in a
statement emailed earlier to the media, said they are duty-bound to return any
personal item or belongings without any military value.
Sanchez said the
decision was in adherence to the NPA's internal code of discipline and the
rules and customs of war stipulated in the international humanitarian law.
The money is set
to be turned over to the Otaza family through Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
who is also the chair of the Regional Peace and Order and Council.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2015/10/31/army-criticizes-npas-plan-return-otazas-money-439017
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