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| Southeast Asia |
| MILF to hunt crooks? |
| 2002-05-11 |
| Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) spokesman Eid Kabalu said its leaders had agreed to take part in 'joint efforts' with the government to hunt down criminals hiding in rebel-controlled areas. The agreement was contained in a joint communique signed by both parties this week in Kuala Lumpur as part of confidence-building measures for peace negotiations, Mr Kabalu said in a television interview. Former MILF members who had resorted to criminal acts would not be spared, he added. 'Under the agreement, the government is mandated to commit to the MILF this so-called order of battle containing the list of criminals suspected to be hiding in the MILF area so that the MILF could right away initiate arrest or even to crush these groups,' he said. "Confidence-building measures"! Who the hell thought up that idea? They're lending a little more legitimacy to MILF; police functions are a prerogative of a government, not of a group within a government. What a stupid idea. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |