DAVAO CITY,
Feb 2 (PIA) Former government peace panel member Ednar Dayanghirang urged the
public to wait for the investigation on the Mamasapano incident before passing
judgment on the persons responsible and accountable for the botched police
operation.
Speaking to
reporters at the Kapehan sa SM City, he said that there are sectors which will
dig deeper on the issue, one is the Special Investigation Task Group formed by
the police, the probe initiated by the two houses of Congress, civil society
groups, international third-party-group of delegates and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front.
Dayanghirang
said the operation Sunday which left 44 police commandos and two civilians
dead, and 12 police officers wounded was legitimate since the authorities were
only enforcing a court order to arrest two wanted terrorists in the area.
“They were
there neither to attack the Moro Islamic Liberation Front nor the Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters but to enforce a court order to arrest wanted
international terrorists Marwan and Basit Usman,” he said.
Dayanghirang
even congratulated the fallen SAF for neutralizing Marwan who shot it out with
the authorities.
He assured
that the government is working to give justice to the victims of this incident.
Dayanghirang
also expressed alarm to personalities who were making rounds in radio stations
in Metro Manila conveying their opinions on the incident without getting the
facts first.
“I urge the
public to be more discerning on appreciating the news,” he said.
Dayanghirang
was a member for years of the government peace panel which negotiated peace
with the Communist Party of the Philippines-National Democratic Front-New
People's Army.
Dayanghirang
believes only the pursuit of the peace process that will bring a lasting peace
in Mindanao.
He stressed
that going to war with the rebels is no longer an option in the area which
already suffered so much because of the conflict.
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