NPA metes punishment on social menaces in Leyte
Against PASAR. Red fighters from the NPA Mt. Amandewin Command in Leyte burned on February 28 a vehicle owned by PASAR, a copper processing company. PASAR was punished for its continued violations of the rights of its workers and for wantonly disposing toxic chemicals into the sea and other nearby areas.
According to Ka Dodong Malaya, the command's spokesperson, PASAR has notoriously been violating people's rights since it was established in Isabel, Leyte in 1983. Five hundred families were forcibly evicted when the plant was constructed. It suppresses the rights of its workers to self-organize and depresses their wages. Neither do their workers enjoy any job security.
The NPA had repeatedly warned PASAR to change its ways, but the company refused to comply. The burning of PASAR's vehicle by the Mt. Amandewin Command is an initial punitive measure that will lead to graver forms of punishment should the company remain stubborn.
Against a druglord. Also in February, special operatives of the Mt. Amandewin Command punished Inaki Guljuran (also known as Aqui Goluran), a notorious druglord. Guljuran, who was punished in Ormoc City, was one of the biggest druglords in Leyte, especially in Ormoc and nearby towns.
Guljuran was sentenced to death on January 5, 2001 by a people's court. Because he ignored repeated warnings to stop his criminal activities, the sentence was carried out by Mt. Amandewin Command operatives.
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