CPP condemns murder raps against Sison

December 8, 2005

The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) today condemned the Arroyo regime for filing murder charges against National Democratic Front (NDF) Senior Political Consultant Jose Ma. Sison calling it a "dirty maneuver" to harass and extradite Sison.

Sison was included in the charges filed yesterday by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the slaying of former Col. Rodolfo Aguinaldo in June 2001.

CPP spokesperson Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal said that the murder charge against Sison is completely without any basis. According to Rosal, the 2001 ambush of Col. Rodolfo Aguinaldo was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA) to punish him for his grave fascist crimes against the people.

"The decision to mete out capital punishment against Aguinaldo was made by duly-constituted local revolutionary authorities of the People's Democratic Government," Rosal added.

"The filing of criminal charges against Sison by the Arroyo regime reveals its desperation to portray Sison as a terrorist," Rosal said. The Arroyo regime has not only supported but in fact lobbied for the inclusion of Sison in the US list of "foreign terrorists".

The US' inclusion of Sison, as well as of the CPP and NPA in its "terrorist" list is outright interference in the internal affairs of the Philippines that has been one of the biggest stumbling block in the peace negotiations between the Philippine government and NDF.

Reference:
Anne Buenaventura
Media Officer
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