CPP/Ang Bayan: New level of oppression against Moros

Propaganda article from the English language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Nov 7, 2020): New level of oppression against Moros

The Moro people are facing a new level of national oppression with the recent implementation of the Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL) by the Duterte regime. Just a day after the Department of Justice issued the implementing rules and regulations for the said law, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Gen. Gilbert Gapay declared that madrasas (Islamic schools) are being used for recruiting terrorists.

Moro activists have long been wary of the the direct impact of the ATL to their communities. On August 7, Moro leaders along with indigenous peoples, filed the 16th petition against the ATL. According to Amirah Lidasan of the Moro-Christian People’s Alliance, the law will certainly be utilized against the Moros who have long been stereotyped by the reactionary state as terrorists. She cited the case of Moros who were arrested and accused of being bombmakers or terrorists in the 2000s just because their names are close or similar to identified Abu Sayyaf members. Their case is still pending in court and majority of them have been under detention for almost two decades already.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

https://cpp.ph/2020/11/07/new-level-of-oppression-against-moros/