DAVAO CITY – A human rights group in Mindanao questioned the recent arrest of “lumad” and peasant leaders who were earlier reported missing in Cagayan de Oro City, comparing the actions by police and the military to the tactics used by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler against his enemies. Ireneo Udarbe, chair for Northern Mindanao of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), and Datu Jomorito Goaynon, regional chair of the lumad group Kalumbay, were found in a police jail. In a statement, Ablon said the operation to get Udarbe and Goaynon “reminds us of Hitler’s Gestapo,” the secret and ruthless Nazi police. Timoteo Pacleb, regional police director, told the Inquirer that Udarbe and Goaynon were arrested for four counts of attempted murder and frustrated murder. They also played key roles in organizing marches that took lumad protesters to Metro Manila.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 21:11 UTC