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| MILF: Without "good legislation" jihad likely to spread in Mindanao |
| 2014-10-05 |
| According to Mohagher Iqbal, the chief peace negotiator of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), there is a real danger of Islamist extremism spreading in Mindanao, particularly if Congress fails to pass "good legislation" to empower the Moro community and bring genuine peace. "We have to look at two situations: One is the ideology of radicalism which is infectious. The other one is that if we fail in this engagement, with this present Bangsamoro Basic Law, and eventually become irrelevant then that’s the danger," he said after the Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) swore allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. "If the Bangsamoro people will be empowered and the Bangsamoro Basic Law will be passed in the Congress as a good legislation, I think the MILF will play a very vital role in moderating the situation in Mindanao," Iqbal added. He made the remarks after a large faction within the MILF openly expressed disapproval of the disarmament provision in the peace pact and has allegedly begun "realignment talks" with the BIFF. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 Translation: Give us what we want or Mindanao gets it. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-10-05 08:51 |