Free Joseph Maria Sison !
We are stunned to know from the press that Joseph Maria Sison, Chairman of the International League for People’s
Struggle (ILPS), was arrested in Utrecht of Netherlands on August 28, 2007 by the Dutch police. It is learnt
that he has been arrested by the Dutch authorities under the fake charges that
he ordered the murder of the three individuals in the Philippines
that were categorically dismissed by the Phillipines
High Court on July 11, 2007
because of the lack of evidence. It is learnt that his residence has been
raided and his computers, CDs, DVDs and other personal belongings were also
seized by the Dutch police.
We feel that this act of the Netherlands
government is politically motivated and carried in order to appease the US
backed puppet regime of Arroyo in the Philippines.
It is an act executed by the Netherlands
government in the insistence of US
imperialism which is intervening in the Philippines
to suppress the people’s revolution of the Philippines
led by the Communist Party of Philippines (PCP) since over the last 35 years.
But the US
imperialist which is number one enemy of the
revolutionary and oppressed people of the world and the puppet regime of the Philippines
should know that the heroic people of the Philippines
will definitely abolish their anti-people rule and such coward acts will not
stop their march forward in capturing the state power. Our Party, the Communist
Party of Nepal (Maoist) expresses its unremitting support to the people’s
revolution of the Philippines
led by the PCP.
We condemn this undemocratic act of the Dutch government of
arresting leader of the Philippines
revolution by violating all international norms of safe guarding the right of
an individual. It is a shame for a country which claims that it is one of those
countries of the world which gives lots of value to the democratic rights of
the people and respects the human rights.
We appeal to the Dutch government for the immediate and unconditional
release of the popular Filipino leader Joma Sison. We also make a solemn
call for all the revolutionary organizations and the masses of the world to
raise their voice that can pave the way for the safe release of Joma Sison.
With revolutionary greetings
(Gaurav)
Chief of the International Bureau
Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)
2 September 2007