By Warina Sushil A. Jukuy, HAN-SecGen
"Calling For Justice For Shaykh Bashier Mursalun"
You, who shot him, if he still alive, give him back to us, we will hospitalize him; If he died, return his corpse to us, we shall bury him and return him to Allah. We believe that our Shaykh died as Martyr because indeed he is an innocent preacher. ~Fwd Text from Concerned Muslims..
You, who shot him, if he still alive, give him back to us, we will hospitalize him; If he died, return his corpse to us, we shall bury him and return him to Allah. We believe that our Shaykh died as Martyr because indeed he is an innocent preacher. ~Fwd Text from Concerned Muslims..
Upon
circulation of forwarded text message, PAHRA Chair Max de Mesa and PAHRA
SecGen Rose Trajano were the first people among HAN partners to respond
promptly. De Mesa advised for a background to be emailed so an urgent appeal
can be made locally and abroad. Trajano likewise advised for a documented
report albeit a brief one so she can take action and coordinate the case with
Task Force USIG of the PNP to enforce NMM or National Monitoring Mechanism
on forced disappearances and extrajudicial
killings, among others.
We
urgently appeal to our Muslim leaders, the PNP,
human rights groups and colleagues as well as other civil society
organizations to join hands and collaborate to render justice to Shaykh Bashier
Mursalun and similar others before him
and after him, insha’ALLAH.
The
Philippine Constitution states: “No person shall be deprived of life, liberty
and property without due process of law.”
In Islam, to spill a drop of blood without just cause is a crime against
humanity. I reiterate our call, in the name of Al Adl and of Justice:
“…You, who shot him, if he still alive, give him back to us,
we will hospitalize him; If he died, return his corpse to us, we shall bury him
and return him to Allah. We believe that our Shaykh died as Martyr because
indeed he is an innocent preacher. “
LATEST UPDATE:
Based from a call from HAN
partner ALNAJIB MAUJON an hour ago, a trusted source intimated that
a witness survived; plate number of alleged perpetrators’ van was
recorded and a spot report of incident is with the Zamboanga City cops; and
that a certain Police Abdul of ZC checkpoint
noticed his shaykh inside the van. Surprised he commented that it was
his guru but the alleged perpetrators replied that they are from PDEA. HAN
partner Maujon’s source also gave information that when van broke witnesses saw
switching of perpetrators and abducted Mursalun to another Adventure vehicle. Contact imparted that cops could not trace the
vehicle’s owner because plate number was unregistered. I believe that the
original vehicle owner can still be traced through the chassis of the engine
which in motor vehicles are stenciled at LTO.
Nonetheless, below is a blogpost,
MURSALUN STILL NOT FOUND, written by fellow PAHRA paralegal worker and Han pioneer
member.
MURSALUN STILL NOT FOUND
By Gamson Jr Mawallil Quijano, RRT
Families and friends of Ustadz Bashier Mursalun of Zamboanga City are still exhausting all means to find his missing body after he was gunshot by still unidentified perpetrators in barangay Labuan, Zamboanga City. The shooting incident took place lately this afternoon, M...onday, 21 January 2013.
Report says that indeed Ustadz Mursalun was gunshot and allegedly dies, however as yet the whereabouts of his body were remains hidden. Moreover, the motive behind the incident is still unknown.
Via Facebook message, Ustadz Abdulwakil Kasim, a religious elder in barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City, a nearby barangay where the incident transpired, says, “The Barangay Chairman of Labuan are still coordinating with the local authorities about the whereabouts of the body of Ustadz Bashier.”
“As for us, we cannot yet confirm the status quo of Ustadz Bashier since we haven’t seen yet his body. Meantime, I and the rest of Ulama in Zamboanga City are still closely monitoring Ustadz Basher’s whereabouts.” –Ustadz Kasim added.
The Darul Ifta Director General Shiekh Abdulwakil Tanjilil notifies the concern government authorities in Zamboanga City to aid in seeking the missing body of Ustadz Mursalun.
Ustadz Bashier Mursalun was a well known Muslim preacher in Mindanao. He graduated his Islamic education major in Islamic Jurisprudence in Islamic University of Sudan.
A Muslim paralegal member of Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates urges Muslims media to participate in the monitoring of the case.
This happening has also been reached out to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Secretary Mehol K. Sadain and Commission on Human Rights ARMM Regional Director Atty. Laisa M. Alamia for adequate and expeditious action. (30)
By Gamson Jr Mawallil Quijano, RRT
Families and friends of Ustadz Bashier Mursalun of Zamboanga City are still exhausting all means to find his missing body after he was gunshot by still unidentified perpetrators in barangay Labuan, Zamboanga City. The shooting incident took place lately this afternoon, M...onday, 21 January 2013.
Report says that indeed Ustadz Mursalun was gunshot and allegedly dies, however as yet the whereabouts of his body were remains hidden. Moreover, the motive behind the incident is still unknown.
Via Facebook message, Ustadz Abdulwakil Kasim, a religious elder in barangay Ayala, Zamboanga City, a nearby barangay where the incident transpired, says, “The Barangay Chairman of Labuan are still coordinating with the local authorities about the whereabouts of the body of Ustadz Bashier.”
“As for us, we cannot yet confirm the status quo of Ustadz Bashier since we haven’t seen yet his body. Meantime, I and the rest of Ulama in Zamboanga City are still closely monitoring Ustadz Basher’s whereabouts.” –Ustadz Kasim added.
The Darul Ifta Director General Shiekh Abdulwakil Tanjilil notifies the concern government authorities in Zamboanga City to aid in seeking the missing body of Ustadz Mursalun.
Ustadz Bashier Mursalun was a well known Muslim preacher in Mindanao. He graduated his Islamic education major in Islamic Jurisprudence in Islamic University of Sudan.
A Muslim paralegal member of Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates urges Muslims media to participate in the monitoring of the case.
This happening has also been reached out to the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Secretary Mehol K. Sadain and Commission on Human Rights ARMM Regional Director Atty. Laisa M. Alamia for adequate and expeditious action. (30)
