PESANTE NEWS

March 20,2010

Estrada an ‘enemy of Islam,’ declares MILF in ‘fatwa’

Los Angeles-- The PESANTE NEWS received the news from Manila news sources today that the Moro islamic Liberation Front (MILF) declared ousted former President Joseph Estrada an ‘enemy of Islam,’ declares MILF in ‘fatwa’



"After studying the actions and policies of Mr. Estrada before and after his election as president until this present time, we found out that he is really an enemy of Islam," MILF quoted the Bangsamoro Supreme Council of Ulama as saying.

Ex-movie star Estrada, who publicly opposes peace talks, is polling in third place in the opinion polls, nine years after he was ousted in a bloodless military coup that followed his impeachment for corruption.

Ex-movie star Estrada, who publicly opposes peace talks, is polling in third place in the opinion polls, nine years after he was ousted in a bloodless military coup that followed his impeachment for corruption.

"The rightly-guided ulama, as true guardians of the Islamic faith ... have all the right to issue a fatwa against those who, by their actions, have proved to be inimical to Islam, our Moro nation, and the right of self-determination of our people," the MILF said on its website.

The fatwa said his military campaign caused widespread destruction, desecrated holy sites, and displaced a million Filipino Muslims.

"He has publicly announced that once elected as president, his priority is to make war against the MILF, which is currently holding peace talks with government, again," it added.

The MILF has been waging a war for self-determination for more than 40 years in Mindanao. It separated with the MNLF when the later accepted a peace talk with the US-Marcos regime in 1976- the Tripoli Agreement.

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