Murders by MILF on peace agenda

Murders by MILF on peace agenda

MANILA (AFP): The execution-style shooting of two men by a Philippine Moslem guerrilla group (MILF) will be discussed in upcoming peace talks between the rebels and the government, the two sides said yesterday.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front lined up two suspected murderers before a guerrilla firing squad in the town of Masiu Monday, provoking an uproar by civil rights groups.

The killings "will be tackled when they (the rebels and the government) discuss the agenda," of a meeting between the two sides scheduled for November, said Manuel Yan, chief of the government peace panel. He did not give a date for the first meeting.

The deputy chief of the MILF, Mohammad Murad, said in an interview over DZBB radio station here that the government panel was welcome to raise the issue in the talks.