Young Moro Professionals Network, Inc.’s Statement on Sulu Kidnapping
The Young Moro Professionals Network, organized exclusively for charitable, socio-cultural and educational purposes by empowering the Moro youth professionals so they could contribute to the development and enhancement of the quality of life of the Bangsamoro people, joins the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in their plea for the safe release of Andreas Notter, Eugenio Vagni and Mary Jean Lacaba.
The ICRC is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. It directs and coordinates the international relief activities conducted by the Movement in situations of conflict. It also endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal humanitarian principles. (ICRC Mission Statement)
The Moros have benefited from ICRC activities in our areas.
While we do sympathize with the concern raised by the Abu Sayyaf for demilitarization of and development for Moro Regions, we strongly condemn the January 15, 2009 kidnapping and hostage taking by the Abu Sayyaf, who are also young indviduals. The methods of the Abu Sayyaf are detrimental to the image and development of the Moros and Filipino Muslims in general.
We condemn those who victimize people who only wish to help the victims of the conflict in the Bangsamoro.
We equally condemn atrocities regardless of who the victims are and who the perpetrators are.
We especially condemn the victimization of humanitarian aid workers.
The kidnapping of aid workers will only hurt our people who desperately need the help of the outside community.
Any act of banditry against aid workers can only serve the interests of the enemies of the Bangsamoro. Any act of banditry is un-Islamic.
We strongly support the ICRC and urge the immediate and safe release of the hostages.
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