By DPAO, 8ID PA
CAMP LUKBAN, Catbalogan City – The Army’s 8th Infantry (Stormtroopers) Division joins the local government officials, the clergy, the civil society organizations and the peace advocates in strongly condemning the violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIHL) committed by the New People’s Army (NPA) here on June 13, 2015 at 3:30 A.M. when members of the NPA indiscriminately harassed the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at Barangay Lagundi, Catbalogan City, Samar.
The Lagundi Jail was destroyed by the NPA through the use of
Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that destroyed the wall of the facility that
prompted a firefight which caused the instantaneous death of inmate Roy Yangzon
while inflicted injury to three BJMP personnel.
It can be recalled that the NPA also ambushed an unarmed
troops on board a motorcycle who went on marketing their food supplies from Catbalogan City Samar that
prompted the LGU and the family to condemn the barbaric act of the NPA and that
justice should be served for the loss of innocent lives.
These activities are gross violation of CARHRIHL by the
CPP-NPA which the communist group is a signatory while their leadership just
tolerate such act.
CARHRIHL states that parties involved in the agreement
should affirm and apply the principles of international humanitarian law in
order to protect the civilian population and individual civilians, as well as
persons deprived of their liberty for reasons related to the armed conflict and
also guarantees the right against economic and food blockades and
indiscriminate bombings, shelling, strafing, gunfire and the use of landmines.
Under the Principle of Distinction which is the basis of
international humanitarian law which applies in all armed conflicts, the
principle obliges “Parties to a conflict” (i.e. the warring parties, whether
states or non-state armed groups) to target only military objectives and not
the civilian population or individual civilians or civilian objectives. Failing
to make this distinction in military operations represents an indiscriminate
attack and is a war crime.
Meanwhile, it was gathered that said atrocity is a punitive
action for a depleted support from the people of Samar Province who wants just
and lasting peace thru a concerted efforts between the 8ID and other
stakeholders from different sectors of the society wherein on June 12, 2015 the
three islands municipality of Samar namely; Almagro, Sto Niño, Tagapul-an was
declared “Insurgency-Free” municipalities thru the support of the Local Chief
executives and the Provincial Government of Samar.
The CPP-NPA has been desperate in attempting to counter the
government’s efforts in bringing peace and development to the people through
continuous disregard of the law to boast their effort in reviving those areas
where they lost support from the masses.
Major General Jet B. Velarmino, Commander 8ID stressed by
calling the Samar people of peace to help in convincing those who are deceived
by the CPP-NPA to follow the path of peace and condemn those who advocate
violence and use arms against civilians.
Further, the Army here in Eastern
Visayas will continue to protect the citizenry especially the
hapless civilians who have been victims by these lawless activities of the CPP-NPA.
http://www.samarnews.com/news2015/jun/d350.htm
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