"REBEL LEADER alias Pediong/Nasyo" nabbed by a joint Army and Police team in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental, Friday night.* (302nd Brigade photo)
Combined elements of Tanjay City PNP and the Army’s 302nd Brigade and 79th Infantry "Masaligan" Battalion arrested alias Pediong/Nasyo, Secretary of the Southeast Front, Komiteng Rehiyonal-Negros (SEF, KR-N) of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) Friday night.
A report from the Philippine Army (PA) said Alias Pediong/Nasyo was arrested through a joint checkpoint in line with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-Philippine National Police (PNP) Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (JPSCC) in Barangay Tugas, Tanjay.
"The NPA leader was arrested by virtue of an arrest warrant for the case of murder under Criminal Case No. 2014-22242, filed at Regional Trial Court (RTC) 7th Judicial Region Branch 41 in Dumaguete City," the Army report said.
"Former rebels in Negros Oriental who are now in mainstream society identified alias Pediong/Nasyo as the secretary of the SEF, KR-N who once led in carrying out various atrocities of the NPA operating in southeastern part of Negros, victimizing innocent civilians, and destroyed properties in the area," the Army report added.
Confiscated from the rebel leader were, a hand grenade, an ATM card and identification cards with different identities such as Jose Rene H. Bustamante, Jade B. Herevias, and Jury Merecido, the Army also said.
The NPA leader is detained at Tanjay City PNP station.
"This development is certainly a big blow to the CPP-NPA in Negros Oriental as its organizational structure has been dismantled. This is the result of the Bayanihan among the people of the province who are eager to attain lasting peace and live in a place that is conducive for uninterrupted economic development," Brig. Gen. Francisco M. Patrimonio, Commander of 302nd Brigade, said.
Alias Pediong/Nasyo’s murder case involves the killing of the late Narciso Bantoto, Jr. in an ambush perpetrated by the NPA last January 17, 2014 in Brgy. Tayak, Siaton, Negros Or.
Bantoto, a farmer and resident of the barangay was killed in the presence of his wife, three children and a niece while on their way to a benefit dance at Sitio Mainit.
"The death of Bantoto was strongly condemned by the hinterland residents together with the officials of Tayak who openly rejected the CPP-NPA movement and expressed support to the government’s program for peace and development," the Army statement also said.
"The successful arrest can be attributed to the convergence of efforts among the Army, PNP, other stakeholders involved in the security sector and the civilians. It is a clear manifestation that the people have realized the futility of the armed struggle and strongly desire to have an insurgency-free community," the Army added.
Major General Aurelio B. Baladad, 3rd Army Infantry Division commander lauded the efforts of the Army and the PNP "for their perseverance and sacrifices which led to the arrest of the NPA leader."
"Your Army is strongly committed to bring lasting peace. It is through Bayanihan or working together where we can find peaceful solution to our problems," Balabad said.
"We reiterate our call on the CPP-NPA to come down and talk peace. Abandon the armed struggle for it is not the solution to our societal issues. Let us work together in the spirit of Bayanihan to finally put an end to the insurgency problem," said Baladad.
KARAPATAN.
Yesterday, militant cause-oriented group KARAPATAN’s spokespersons condemned the arrest, saying "soldiers and policemen cannot just simply arrest anyone using John Does or aliases... this is another human rights violation that must be condemned."
http://ndb-online.com/june0914/another-cpp-npa-leader-falls-karapatan-cries-foul
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.