|
National Democratic Front of
the Philippines
Negotiating Panel
Press Statement
20 August 2009
NDFP Condemns Further Violations of the JASIG by the GRP
By Luis Jalandoni
Chairperson, NDFP Negotiating Panel
Since the so-called lifting of its illegitimate suspension of the Joint
Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) last 17 July 2009, the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) has done nothing to
respect and comply with the JASIG and remove impediments on the
consultants of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) who
are either under detention or with warrants of arrest on the basis of
false charges.
Instead, the GRP has further violated the JASIG, generated more
impediments and deprived such consultants of full immunity and safety
guarantees. The violations of JASIG are evident in actions taken by the
GRP against Randall Echanis, Rafael Baylosis and Vicente Ladlad.
Randall Echanis has been given mere conditional release for six months
which is calculated to turn him into a hostaged consultant under duress of
the GRP. He is made subject to arrest anytime at the whim of the GRP.
Worse, Rafael Baylosis and Vicente Ladlad have been issued safe conduct
passes whose text incriminates them and makes them accept that they are
criminal offenders. Baylosis and Ladlad have therefore rejected these sham
passes.
As their lawyers have pointed out, these false safe conduct passes carry a
judgment of conviction against them and even serve as a death warrant
against them.
Their lawyers are preparing to file charges (civil, criminal and
administrative) against General Avelino Razon, Jesus Versoza and others
responsible for issuing said passes.
By these foregoing malicious acts, the GRP has manifested its gross
contempt for the JASIG and the entire peace negotiations between the GRP
and the NDFP.
The NDFP vigorously condemns the GRP’s acts to undermine the JASIG and
scuttle the peace negotiations. It also considers the GRP reprehensible
for issuing press statements intended to mislead the public into believing
that it is interested in peace negotiations with the NDFP.###
_________________________________________________________________________
Website: http://www.ndfp.net Email address: ndf@casema.nl Telephone: +31
(0)30 2310431 Fax: +31 (0)84 7589930
Mailing address: Amsterdamsestraatweg 50, NL-3513 AG Utrecht, Netherlands
|
