CPP/CIO: 79th IB committed a war crime in the killing of Kerima

Propaganda statement posted to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) Website (Aug 24, 2021): 79th IB committed a war crime in the killing of Kerima

MARCO VALBUENA

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 

COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES

AUGUST 24, 2021

New information gathered by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros tells us that Kerima Lorena Tariman or Ka Ella, a Red fighter of the NPA was captured alive by elements of the 79th IB after an armed encounter in Barangay Kapitan Ramon, Silay City, Negros Occidental.

In violation of the Geneva Conventions which stipulates rights for captured and wounded combatants, Ka Ella was not provided immediate medical treatment and was instead finished off or left to bleed to death. When captured, Ka Ella became a prisoner of war and should have been accorded her rights under international laws, including the right to emergency medical care to save her life.

The Party and the NPA condemns the 79th IB and the 3rd ID for violations of the Geneva Conventions. Their conduct is directly the opposite of the humane treatment accorded by the NPA to enemy combatants captured in the course of armed encounters and the medical care given to wounded enemy troops.

Further inquiries must be conducted to determine the culpability of Lt. Col. J-Jay Javines, 79th IB commander, and his field officers and men for the killing of Kerima.

https://cpp.ph/statements/79th-ib-committed-a-war-crime-in-the-killing-of-kerima/