Camp Melchor
F dela Cruz, Gamu, Isabela. A suspected NPA rebel captured by villagers
in Aguinaldo, Ifugao last June 4 turned out to be the son of the rebel leader
operating in the area.
Jonathan
Cudal, whose father is believed to be Romeo Cudal, a suspected NPA leader operating
in the area was caught by villagers fleeing from the encounter site. When
turned over to the Army and PNP troops, he told that he was with his father
together with the rebels when the firefight happened. He further said that he
visited his father to get his allowance and was given P6,000. The troopers ensured that the Cudal was not
hurt and was checked by a medical doctor.
Cudal was then
turned over to LGU officials of Alcala, Cagayan and is now safely in home. According
to BGen Roger Salvador, Commander of 501st Infantry Brigade who is
in charge of Army troops in Ifugao and nearby provinces, “Jonathan Cudal, in
our opinion, has not committed any crime. Being a son of an NPA leader is not a
crime in itself. On the contrary, he can be considered an unfortunate victim of
this senseless rebellion.”
Salvador also
added that what happened “that this is an example that this ongoing war should be
ended quickly. We are just killing each. Even our children are also becoming
victims and worst may even be killed in crossfire. That’s why I am again
calling for the NPAs to go back to fold of the law, to avail of the
government’s amnesty program and have a peaceful life not only for their sake
but also for their own children.”
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