RP peacekeepers attack UN

RP peacekeepers attack UN

MANILA (DPA): Two members of a Philippine peacekeeping contingent in northern Iraq have accused the United Nations (UN) of discrimination after they were sent home for breach of discipline, a news report said yesterday.

According to the report, Maj. Ruben Carandang and Capt. Custodio Parcon claimed they were repatriated "without due process" and were denied the opportunity to explain their side of a "very minor incident".

The two soldiers, who were part of a 20-man Philippine UN guard contingent to Iraq, were ordered home last month for allegedly creating trouble inside the UN headquarters in the Kurdish region.

In a report to the military's chief commander, Carandang admitted he got drunk on the night of June 17 in a Baghdad hotel after having dinner with some other UN guards.