“Now the ball is on the court of the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF to prove that Tirso Alcantara, aka Bart, is one of the many surreptitious NDF peace consultants that merits immunity guarantees under the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) and must be released from detention,” said ANAD Rep. Jun Alcover in reaction to Presidential Peace Adviser Teresita Deles’ statement that Alcantara is not among those in the list of NDF peace consultants that the Maoist terrorist submitted to the government panels of Ambassador Howard Dee in l996, and former Justice Sec. Silvestre Bello in 2001 (ppA2 PDI, and www.inquirer.net, all dated 1/8/11).
“Once again, the Maoist terrorists are caught with their pants down and lying to their teeth as they claimed that Alcantara, Pedro Codaste, and Edwin Brigano are NDF peace consultants,” said Rep. Alcover as he reiterated ANAD’s position urging on government to uphold the rule of law and our country’s judicial system even as the road to peace is once again negotiated.
“President Aquino III must learn from the mistakes of her late mother after she ordered the release of Jose Ma. Sison and other CPP-NPA-NDF leaders from detention, in l986. Instead of supporting her administration, Sison and others brought their anti-government campaign to the international community and made Utrecht, Netherlands as staging area for their revolution. They never ceased fighting government!” he pointed out.
On the other hand, ANAD strongly support the demand of government to make public the list of all NDF peace consultants and staff with their respective pictures on it. “It has been the position of ANAD, since years ago, that in the interest of transparency and clarity, government must demand from the Jose Ma. Sison’s group the official list of NDF peace consultants and their staff,” Rep. Alcover added.
“Also, government should not forget to demand from the Maoist terrorist group a written appointment and authority to whomsoever shall they choose to head the NDF panel, during the talks. Again, this is to ensure transparency, clarity, and assure government that we are not talking to a phantom group who, at the moment, has not shown sincerity and commitment towards peace. Instead, to the consternation of the Filipino people, only lies and deceit are continuously dished out by the Maoist terrorist CPP-NPA-NDF,” Rep. Alcover said.-30-
Rey Salas, ANAD Spokesman
