Statement Condemning the Murder of Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao

Revolutionary salute to Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao!

All Revolutionary Armed Partisans of the Indonesian People's Army (TRI) strongly condemn the killing of Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao.

All Revolutionary Armed Partisans of the Indonesian People's Army (TRI) strongly condemn the killing of Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao.

Ka Laan and Ka Bagong-tao

heinously and brutally killed by the fascist monsters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines

(AFP) on August 21, 2022, after they were arrested while in two vans while traveling to the beach in Catbalogan City.

They were arrested between 12 noon and

13:00 They were unarmed, not even with small arms.

They numbered ten people detained, subjected to beatings and

other forms of torture, before being killed. With Ka

The Laan and Ka Bagong-tao were Joel Arceo (Ka Divino, subregional secretary in East Visayas), Ka Yen, Ka Jaja, Ka Matt, Ka Ash, Ka Delfin, Ka Lupe and Ka Butig. According to the team that conducted the investigation, the faces of the

friends apparently destroyed by a hard object. Another

showing a clear gunshot wound.

The latter had noticed the approaching armed elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and made a swift decision to elude the country's unarmed troops. His attempt to escape was impossible considering the number of enemies with high caliber weapons. They were both unarmed and given the number of armed operations at the scene, the intention was really to eliminate Comrade. It was a kill as could be seen from the number of bullets fired at him. It is very clear and very clear that the operation is mostly a military operation rather than a police operation. That is if warrants for his arrest should have been served on them.

Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao are very active in defending the people and the rural poor in their areas of operation as respected members of the PKP-NPA. They selflessly carried out their political and military duties until their sad fate at the hands of assassins. Until their last hours they wanted to be with the masses.

TRI as the armed wing of the Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) was present (among other areas) in the Kalimantan and Mindanao regions as a form of solidarity against the Philippine revolution since the early 2000s. Since TRI has been active as a friend and ally of the Philippine revolutionary struggle, the solidarity of the Indonesian People's Army (TRI) has moved towards the revolutionary struggle and their long-standing friendship with the late Jose Maria Sison. TRI's comrades hold firm to their beliefs and try to survive. help and defend the Filipino masses. The killing of Comrades Laan and Bagong-Tao is a violation of human rights.

This raises more questions about the nature of the Philippine government and the US imperialist agenda being pursued by the current government under Marcos. But it is becoming increasingly clear that what the AFP is trying to achieve is peace in the graves. We deeply grieve the loss of Comrade Laan and Comrade Bagong-Tao but will never spare the death of our comrades. We will overcome!

Bell Romero

International Operations Command (KOI)

PKI/TRI