Incoming Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary
Jesus Dureza on Friday clarified that the Duterte administration will never
negotiate with extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF) the way it will negotiate with communist movement and
Bangsamoro rebel groups.
Dureza issued the statement amid reports quoting him that
the incoming Duterte government is open to peace talks with extremist and
bandit groups.
He said the stance of Aquino government against the ASG and
BIFF remains and will be carried over to the next administration.
Dureza who flew Friday to Paris
en-route to Oslo , Norway
The ragtag BIFF was composed of former Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF) rebels who broke away in 2008. The government has
sealed a peace deal with the MILF.
Dureza admitted having negotiated with the ASG for the safe
release of his friend, Canadian tourist John Ridsel. But quickly added that in
was not in the context government had talked with MILF, MNLF and the communist
rebels.
“True, I have even directly negotiated with the ASG just
recently to seek the release of my friend John Ridsel, whom they nevertheless
beheaded as the families could not raise the demanded ransom amount,” Dureza
said.
“But negotiating with them (ASG/BIFF) in the context of what
we are doing with the Bangsamoro and the CPP/NPA/NDF is definitely not the way
forward,” Dureza added.
“They have to face the force of the law for their terrorism
and criminal acts,” he said of the terrorist organizations in southern Philippines
On his trip to Oslo
“We look forward to a fruitful meeting under the auspices of
the Norwegian Government in the sidelines of the Oslo Forum,” Dureza said.
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