Bayan Muna to pursue cases against Palparan

Basahin ang artikulong ito sa Pilipino

Now that he has returned to the country, Bayan Muna intends to have Brig. Gen. Jovito Palparan, commander of the repatriated Philippine contingent to Iraq, stand trial immediately for criminal cases filed against him before the Department of Justice. The butcher Palparan was able to evade trial last year when Arroyo chose him to lead up the Philippine �humanitarian� mission in Iraq.

It may be recalled that hundreds of human rights violations took place in Mindoro within the two years that Palparan served as commander of the 204th Infantry Brigade. The violations include the murder of 18 Bayan Muna members and supporters. Among the more prominent cases were the murder of Mindoro Bayan Muna coordinator �Choy� Napoles Jr. in 2002 and the abduction and summary execution of KARAPATAN-ST officer Eden Marcellana and Southern Tagalog peasant leader Eddie Gumanoy in 2003.

21 July 2004
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