The Philippine Army in Occidental Mindoro accused rights group Karapatan-Southern Tagalog of ties to communist groups after the latter tried to claim the bodies of three suspected New People’s Army rebels who were killed two weeks ago.
According to the military, the suspects were carrying four high-powered firearms, ammunition and other subversive materials when they were neutralized. The military insisted that the group presented “insufficient documents” for their claims and the slain suspected rebels have yet to be identified. The group also criticized the failure of the military and police to identify the victims, noting that the prolonged stay of the remains of the victims at the funeral parlor only add to the burden of the kin.
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