Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General
Iyad Ameed Madani has called on the Bangsamoro people to unite and remain
committed to the peace process after Congress’ failure to enact the proposed
Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) which would have been vital in ending the Mindanao armed conflict.
“The Secretary General of the OIC urged the Bangsamoro
people to unify, consolidate and converge together towards the advancement of
the peace process and the final resolution of the conflict in Mindanao ,”
the OIC Secretary General said in a press statement issued after his meeting
with Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Chairman Al Haj Murad Ebrahim.
While Madani "expressed his deep disappointment over
the non-passage of the BBL which is a major step towards the final resolution
of the Bangsamoro question," he "urged the leaders of the Bangsamoro
people in particular, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro
National Liberation Front (MNLF) to utilize the existing mechanism, [the] Bangsamoro
Coordinating Forum (BCF) to achieve a more unified position and a more coherent
consolidated and sustainable cooperation for the benefit of the Bangsamoro
people.”
Madani underscored that the firm commitment of the MILF to
the peace process was important in preserving the gains of the peace
negotiations and sustaining the ceasefire mechanisms to prevent future violent
encounters between forces of the government and the Moro group. “In spite of
the great disappointment, the MILF would continue to uphold the peace process,
and would continue to call on the Bangsamoro people to remain patient and to
rally behind the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the
Bangsamoro (CAB).”
“The Secretary General also called upon the international
community, particularly those involved in the peace process and those that
witnessed the signing of the CAB, to urge the incoming administration to save
this process and guarantee the passage of the BBL as originally agreed
upon," the OIC further added.
The OIC also reiterated its support to the peace process and
the full implementation of the peace agreements such as the CAB, the Framework
Agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB), the 1976 Tripoli Agreement and the 1996
Jakarta Agreement.
The intergovernmental organization also advised the
Philippine government that the non-passage of the BBL may become a platform for
Islamic extremists to instigate violence in the region. “A failure of peace
process could adversely affect the good relation existing between the Philippines
GPH peace panel denounces attack on Islamic
diplomats.Meanwhile, Government of the Philippines (GPH) peace panel chair
Professor Miriam Coronel-Ferrer condemned the assassination attempt against
Islamic preacher Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni, and Saudi diplomat, Sheikh Turki
Assaegh, who spoke at a university lecture in Zamboanga City
“The assassination attempt against the Saudi clerk is an
affront to the freedom of expression and assembly that we hold dear. The battle
of ideas should be fought through words and force of vision and imagination,
not through the barrel of the gun,” Ferrer said.
According to news reports, Al-Qarni and Assaegh were both
wounded in the shooting incident as they were leaving the Western Mindanao
State University (WMSU) auditorium in the southern port city of Zamboanga
Al-Qarni is a prominent Saudi Islamic preacher who is
well-known for his self-help book La Tahzan (Don't Be Sad) which has sold over
2 million copies and was also praised as an ideal read for Muslims and
non-Muslims alike.
The assailant was identified as a 21-year-old WMSU senior
engineering student, Rugasan Misuari III, who was killed on the spot by
Al-Qarni's security entourage.
“We encourage everyone to be vigilant and to stand with us
against the sinister designs of those forces that threaten the peace and
democracy in our society,” Ferrer added.
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