Get Palparan first before NPA bags him – Palace By Fernan J. Angeles 02/08/2012

Get Palparan first before NPA bags him – Palace

By Fernan J. Angeles 02/08/2012

Malacañang finds the offer of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) to help capture fugitive former Gen. Jovito Palparan as unwelcome and un-necessary as it would only complicate the ongoing manhunt operation.

At the regular press briefing yesterday, deputy presidential spokesman Abigail Valte said CPP’s order to its armed group, the New People’s Army (NPA), to locate and capture Palparan would only complicate matters, adding the manhunt is purely a law enforcement matter.

“Well, it will certainly complicate matters because the manhunt so to speak is ought to be purely a law enforcement matter. It should be the law enforcement components of the state that should be — that has the authority to undertake the manhunt and as such should be left to it,” Valte said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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