Gov’t mulls Netherlands help in extraditing Joma

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 09:40:42 +0000

The government is considering seeking the help of the Netherlands to extradite communist leader Jose Maria Sison to face murder charges in the country.

A local court recently ordered the arrest of Sison, currently living in exile in the Netherlands, in connection with the so-called Inopacan massacre more than three decades ago.

“Yes, why not. If the Netherland government allows it, eh nasa sa kanila rin iyon,” presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said when asked if the government can extradite Sison and will coordinate with the Dutch government about his repatriation.

Panelo dismissed Sison’s allegations that the arrest warrant was politically motivated and that he supp
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