Manila Bulletin
CHR to NPA: ‘Surrender perpetrators of Masbate blast to face justice in court’
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) urged the New People's Army (NPA) to identify and surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine blast in Masbate that resulted in the deaths of two cousins.
The CPP and NPA have admitted responsibility for the improvised explosive device (IED) incident that killed Far Eastern University athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven.
The CPP stated that the incident was a result of 'errors of an NPA unit' and acknowledged it as a violation of international law.
The CHR emphasized that the NPA should surrender those responsible to lawful authorities to face justice in the court system.
The commission also called for accountability for all other crimes committed by the NPA in violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws.
The CHR has already commenced its own investigation into the landmine blast.
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The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) took responsibility for the deaths of Kieth Absalon and his cousin Nolven in a landmine incident in Masbate.
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The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) has strongly condemned the use of anti-personnel landmines by the New People's Army (NPA) following the deaths of football player Keith Absalon and his cousin Nolven.
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Malacañang stated that the New People's Army (NPA) must be held accountable for using anti-personnel mines (APMs) in Masbate, deeming it an international crime.
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The Joint Task Force-Bicolandia (JTF-Bicolandia) has called on the New People's Army (NPA) to surrender the individuals responsible for the landmine attack that killed college football player Kieth Absalon and his relative in Masbate City.
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PNP chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar has criticized the CPP-NPA for their failure to surrender the perpetrators of a landmine attack in Masbate that resulted in the deaths of Kieth Absalon and his cousin.
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