Fascist state on a rampage:
In Basilan and Zamboanga...

Basahin ang artikulong ito sa Pilipino

(The following were drawn from the report issued by the International Solidarity Movement [ISM] after its fact-finding mission conducted from July 24 to 30 on the recently concluded Balikatan 02-1 in Basilan and Zamboanga)

US and AFP troops that participated in Balikatan 02-1 perpetrated many violations of human rights. The starkest case involved American soldier Reggie Lane's shooting of suspected Abu Sayyaf member Buyong-buyong Isnijal. Contrary to the AFP's report, the soldiers who conducted the midnight raid on the Isnijals' home had no arrest warrant. Besides this, the presence of American troops in what was supposed to be an arrest operation was a violation of Balikatan's terms of reference.

Following are other human rights violations documented by the ISM:

1. Kidnapping and summary execution of an 11-year-old child along with three other civilians suspected of being Abu Sayyaf members;
2. Illegal arrest of a Moro on suspicion that he was an Abu Sayyaf member;
3. Harassment, illegal arrest and imprisonment of women and minors. As a result, a pregnant woman suffered a miscarriage but was never given any medical attention;
4. Illegal arrest and imprisonment of 73 Moros identified by informers who were paid up to P1 million in rewards. Formal charges have yet to be filed against them.

The ISM is set to file charges against the American soldiers who shot Isnijal. They also plan to launch a campaign to free the innocent detainees and wage protest actions against various forms of destruction wrought by the US on the Filipino people's lives and livelihood.

September 2002
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