For the
second time, in less than a week apart, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
(MILF) has issued another strong statement condemning, this time, the beheading
of a Malaysian kidnap victim by members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) last
Tuesday in the village
of Taran
On
Saturday, November 14, it released a statement condemning the attacks of
civilians in Paris , France
The
murdered Malaysian man, Bernard Then, was kidnapped in May this year from a
seaside restaurant in Malaysia 's
Sabah state, about 300 kilometres from the Abu
Sayyaf's Jolo stronghold. A Malaysian woman, Thien Nyuk Fun, was seized along
with him, but she was released last week following negotiations. A ransom was
reportedly paid.
Currently,
the ASG has still in their captivity a number of victims including a Dutch, two
Canadian tourists and a Norwegian resort owner.
The statement
of the MILF on the Malaysian beheading follows:
“We join
the Malaysian government and people in condemning this dastardly act of
terrorism and share the grief and sorrow of the nation. Our hearts go out to
the friends and family of the victim of this despicable tragedy.
We call
upon the Abu Sayyaf Group to abandon their kidnapping activities, being against
Islam and human dignity and civility. Kidnapping will bring your group to
nowhere.
We also
call upon the leaders of the Sulu
Province
We also
call upon the military to reconsider other options to address the kidnapping
menace from purely military to multi-pronged approaches. Bombing
and shelling will not only hit the kidnappers, but the
civilians as well as the kidnapped victims."
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/new/item/681-milf-condemns-beheading-of-malaysian-kidnap-victim
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