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National Democratic Front of
the Philippines
Negotiating Panel
PRESS RELEASE
20 August 2009
NDFP Slams GRP for Failing to Comply Substantially with the JASIG
Fidel Agcaoili, member of the NDFP Negotiating Panel, slammed today the
GRP for failing to comply substantially with the Joint Agreement on Safety
and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) to enable the NDFP consultants in
detention and those with arrest warrants to take part in the resumption of
the formal talks in the GRP-NDFP peace negotiations this month in Oslo,
Norway.
“It has been more than two months since 15 June 2009 when GRP
representatives promised to supposedly lift its co-called suspension of
the JASIG. Yet only one NDFP consultant, Mr. Randall Echanis, has been
released conditionally for only six months in gross violation of the JASIG”,
Agcaoili said.
“The GRP wants to hide its broken promise in a flurry of press releases by
Generals Eduardo Ermita and Avelino Razon that conjures the illusion of
cooperating with the NDFP in the full implementation of the JASIG.”
“The fact is, the GRP keeps putting up obstacles to undermine the JASIG,
prevent the NDFP consultants from attending the scheduled resumption of
the formal talks and altogether scrap the peace negotiations”, Agcaoili
added.
“The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) is correct in saying that the
GRP is a very tricky regime to deal with. Unless the JASIG is complied
with substantially, the resumption of the formal talks in the GRP-NDFP
peace negotiations is indeed in peril,” Agcaoili concluded.#
REFERENCE:
Marissa P. Dumanjug-Palo
Head of Secretariat
NDFP-Nominated Section
Joint Secretariat
Tel.: +632-7252072
Tel/Fax.: +632-7251457
Email: ndfp_jsection@yahoo.com
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