On the afternoon of
June 21, 1999 Vicente Ladlad, the NDFP (National Democratic Front of
Philippines) consultant "disappeared" from the streets of Quezon City. The
kidnap took place by armed men a few metres from the Bayan office. A press
release by the NDFP Negotiating Panel on June 25 stated that "the kidnapping,
illegal detention, manhandling and solitary confinement of Vicente Ladlad are in
gross violation of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and
International Humanitarian Law (CARHRIL)....... "
People’s March strongly condemns
the illegal arrest and detention of Vicente Ladlad and the growing fascist
attacks of the Estrada government of the Philippines. It demands the immediate
and unconditional release of Vicente Ladlad.
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