Palayain si Jose Maria Sison
FREE JOSE MARIA SISON!
The International Committee Defend condemns in the strongest
terms the unjust arrest this morning, August 27, of Filipino political exile
Prof. Jose Maria Sison, by the Dutch Police, on trumped-up charges, and the
simultaneous police raids in Utrecht on several houses of Filipinos, including the NDF International Information
Office. The arrest of Professor Sison came after the Philippine Supreme Court
dismissed several politically- motivated cases filed against him and several
others. The case filed against him by the Dutch police are similarly
politically- motivated and must be dismissed immediately.
Also, the European Court of the First Instance in Luxemburg
on July 11, annulled the inclusion of Professor Sison in the European Council’s
‘terrorist’ listing because the Council of the European Union failed to give a
valid reason for his inclusion.
Professor Sison or Joma, was arrested when he reported to
the Utrecht police after he got an invitation from them supposedly about new information on
the complaint he filed in 2001.
According to Sison’s lawyer who accompanied him to the
police station, Sison was asked to go to
a room supposedly to be asked questions. And after he was alone in the room he
was whisked away without the knowledge of his lawyer, to the National
Penitentiary in Scheveningen in The Hague where he is now under detention.
International Committee Defend strongly denounces the
‘Gestapo-style’ manner in which the Dutch police arrested Professor Sison and
conducted the raids. Defend said the police used a ruse to take Sison into
custody. Also during the raids, the raiding team in some cases, did not show
any search warrant and forced their entry into the houses by breaking the doors
even if people were inside. In some of the houses that were raided, only minors
were present.
Julie Sison, wife of Sison, said at around 9:30 am, the
Dutch police in plainclothes did not even ring or knock, but instead broke down
their front door. She was reportedly asked to sit in one corner of their house
while the police carted away their computers, documents, CDs, and other files.
The search lasted until early evening.
Simultaneous with Joma’s arrest and the search on his house, the NDF International Information
Office and several other houses of Filipinos in Utrecht, were raided. The Dutch police
confiscated computers, laptops, papers, diskettes, CD Roms, and DVDs.
The arrest of Professor Sison and the searches in several
Filipino houses are clearly politically- motivated. EU envoy Javier Solana has
said that the terrorist tag on the CPP, NPA and Professor Sison would be
dropped if they capitulate.
The Philippines,
Dutch and US are using judicial proceedings to put political pressure on the
NDFP to surrender to the Manila government.
Committee Defend will hold the Dutch government accountable
for any harm that may happen to Professor Sison, including rendition to any
country outside the Netherlands,
while under their custody.
Committee Defend announces that there will be protest
mobilizations in the Philippines, Canada, US, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia,and several countries in
Europe.
IMMEDIATELY RELEASE PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON!
JUNK THE TRUMPED-UP CHARGES!
STOP THE POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF FILIPINO PROGRESSIVES IN
EUROPE!
International Committee DEFEND
Utrecht,The Netherlands
For reference:
Atty. Jan Fermon, Lead Counsel in the European Court of First Instance case
+32-475441896
Atty. Michel Pestman, Counsel, +31-20-3446200
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I supposed we should all have seen it coming. After all, they’ve been dealing with monsters, so what else can be expected from these monsters but monstrous acts? the raid of the NDF office in Utrecht and the arrest of Prof. Jose Ma. Sison are all part and parcel of the agreement between the Macapagal-Arroyo government and the Dutch authorities to utilize all means possible to have JMS permanently included in the UE terrorist watchlist.
Sobrang transparent ng ginawa ng Dutch. They stretched and abused their powers to have JMS arrested and, in the bargain, gather more material evidence they can twist and manipulate against the NDF by confiscating all their documents, computers, books etc. They had previously failed to lay down sufficient basis to justify JMS’ inclusion in the terrorist watchlist, so now they’re working overtime to manufacture reasons by putting together "proof" based on data they’ve confiscated.
Murder charges, utang na loob. The RP and Dutch governments are accusing Prof. Sison of masterminding the killings of Romulo Kintanar and Antonio Tabara, and used this as basis for the arrest. There is no concrete proof or evidence linking Prof. Sison the killings, but they are still being laid at his feet. Command responsibility? They don’t have proof either that it’s the NPA who did it. If it were the NPA, the liberation army would’ve stated that they were behind the killings.
Hindi ito tulad ng extrajudicial killings na isinasagawa ng gobyernong Macapagal-Arroyo na may malinaw na plano na may pangalan pa nga -Oplan Bantay Laya I and II. Ang pagpaslang kina Kintanar at Tabara ay mga hindi pa resolbadong kaso dahil malinaw naman sila hindi inasikaso ng PNP at sa halip binabaan na lang nila ng kongklusyon na batay naman sa kanilang suhetibong pagsusuri.
Now the likes of Sen. Biazon are saying that JMS should be repatriated so he can face the charges here.
What, and JMS will be assassinated as soon as he gets off the plane? Or if he isn’t immediately shot to death, he’ll be charged with countless crimes and imprisoned for life?
I remember when Kintanar and Tabara were killed, when the media reports came out, there was immediate but grounded fear that their murders would be attributed to the CPP-NPA-NDF, and automatically, idadawit na naman ng gobyerno ang mga legal people’s organizations accused of being fronts for the revolutionary triumvirate. Dagdag gulo na dala ng mga pekeng akusasyon.
Now, sure enough, the RP and Dutch governments are using the killings against the NDF. They’re clutching at straws, making up proof as they go along, but hey — they already have JMS in their custody. Nevermind that the had to twist and ignore their own laws and legal processes to do it.
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National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales says he is willing to testify against JMS if and when the Dutch authorities request him to.
Ang kapal ng mukha. What the hell does he know? The man is a pathological liar and a confirmed war-mongerer. He cannot be expected to speak the truth or to play fair. He’s now patting himself on the back along with the PNP officials for helping secure JMS’ arrest. They all colluded the Dutch government in a plot to have JMS arrested and the NDF outlawed in the Netherlands. Matagal nang tinatangka ng Dutch government sa sipain palabas si JMS, but it has not been able to do so without exposing itself because JMS by all means qualifies as political refugee who should be given political asylum. Ano kayang pinangako sng sinungaling na si Gonzales, at ano kaya ang gusto niyang makuha? Thousands of stockholders’ shares in Unilever?
(Unilever is a Dutch company - imagine ang laki ng investment nila sa Pilipinas. Check the Wikipedia entry. Boycott na mula ngayon ang Knorr, Lady’ s Choice, Selecta, Royal pasta at ang sandamakmak sa personal care products nila kabilang na ang Sunsilk, Vaseline, Rexona, Clear anti-dandruff shampoo, Ponds, Dove, Creamsilk at Axe deo-cologne. In the meantime, there are 30 other Dutch companies in the
Philippines, including Shell, Philips, and ABN
Amro. Negosyo din bukod sa pulitika ang dahilan ng pagdakip kay JMS– the Philippine government doesn’t want to antagonize its Dutch government in any way lest the latter pulls out Dutch investments in the Philippines. As for the Dutch, the government has been denying Prof. Sison asylum for two decades. Quid pro quo deal.)
