Thursday, May 30, 2013

CONDEMN THE KILLING OF EDDIE CANON

CONDEMN THE KILLING OF ANAKPAWIS COORDINATOR EDDIE CANON

by Belarmino Dabalos Saguing,                                                                                                    Contact informations: email - bdsaguing@gmail.com                                                                    mobile +39 3356680613, +39 3287838414


Rome migrant workers condemn in strongest terms the assassination of the municipal coordinator of Anakpawis in Mawab Compostela Valley last May 25, 2013.

Canon was shot and killed by unidentified persons.  Initial police investigation showed that Canon sustained multiple gunshot wounds in his head and body causing his death.

The perpetrators of his killing must be arrested and jailed. We blame the the military and the government’s Oplan Bayanihan anti-insurgency campaign for this latest case of politically-motivated extra judicial killing of the Abnakpawis coordinator.

The killing may be related to the military campaign against leaders of progressive groups that protested against the government’s inaction amidst, and responsibility for, the devastation brought by typhoon Pablo last year.

Mawab town was one of the hardest-hit areas affected by typhoon Pablo.

Human rights group Karapatan, confirmed that Canon had been harassed and vilified by elements of the 66th Infantry Batallion of the Philippine Army before he was killed.

According to Hanimay Suazo, secretary-general of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region Canon was frequently harassed by a certain Sgt. Castillo, Dante Ramirez and two other and vilified Cañon’s affiliation with the progressive party-list.

NO TO MILITARIZATION OF COUNTRYSIDE! 
STOP THE HARASSMENTS AND VILLIFICATIONS OF PROGRESSIVE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS!
END EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS AND IMPUNITY IN THE PHILIPPINES!

JUNK OPLAN BAYANIHAN!!!

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