MILF warns gov’t IMT expiry will lead to armed conflicts
By Michaela P. del Callar 12/01/2010Muslim rebels yesterday warned that the expiration of mandate of Malaysian-led international peace monitors next week might lead to a resurgence of armed conflict in Mindanao.
The current term of the International Monitoring Team (IMT) will end on December 8.
According to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the renewal of the IMT deployment is “remote” as the Philippine government and the MILF are in a deadlock over the insistence of the government of President Aquino to oust current Malaysian facilitator of the talks, Datuk Othman Razak.
Othman stands accused by the government peace panel of being biased in favor of the MILF.
“The two peace panels of the MILF and the government have to meet formally in order to renew the IMT mandate, with the concurrence of IMT member states,” the MILF said in a statement posted on its website..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101201hed5.html
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