Monday, June 20, 2016

PNP urges Moslems in Basilan, Sulu to unite vs ASG

From the Manila Bulletin (Jum 19): PNP urges Moslems in Basilan, Sulu to unite vs ASG

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has urged all Moslems, especially those in Basilan and Sulu, to unite in driving away the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in their communities.

At the same time, the PNP leadership has also urged the public not to share the video purportedly released by the ABU Sayyaf Group which shows the actual beheading of Canadian Robert Hall on June 13.

Senior Supt. Robert Fajardo, head of the police’s Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG), said what the ASG did on Hall was unacceptable since it was done during the Holy Month of Ramadan.

“This is the time when Moslems around the world focus on fasting, praying, giving charity, and religious devotion, refraining from violence, anger, greed, envy and lust,” said Fajardo.

With the beheading, Fajardo said the ASG only showed an anti-Islam action that must be condemned.

“Let all Muslims, particularly in Sulu, to unite para itaboy natin ang ASG na nanggugulo at hindi sumusunod sa sinasaad ng Koran.  Hindi na makatao ang ginagawang pagpugot ng ASG,” said Fajardo.

“This beheading is un-Islamic and inhuman. I appeal to our Muslim brothers to help us put a stop to this senseless beheading of innocent victims,” he added.

There are already proposals to place Sulu and Basilan under Martial Law to finish off the perennial problem on the ASG particularly their kidnapping spree.

For his part, PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor said that the video of Hall beheading should not be spread by the netizens in their social media accounts.

“Don’t patronize, share barbaric videos of ASG. We would appreciate if the netizens would share with us any information about the spreading of this video.  But again, these terrorist acts shouldn’t be spread or patronized,” said Mayor.

Mayor said the Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) is working on the possibility of turning down the video to prevent the public from sharing it further.

“Our ACG is in-charge of that. We can have it deleted on the site because it has clearly no benefit. This is a very tragic and unfortunate incident,” said Mayor.

“We ask those who have technical capability in the social media to kindly delete or report any video that they would see in the internet,” said Mayor.

http://www.mb.com.ph/pnp-urges-moslems-in-basilan-sulu-to-unite-vs-asg/

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