BY EMILY VITAL
Bulatlat
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4:00 p.m., Nov. 10, 2006Pastor Billy Austin,
chairperson of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (New Patriotic
Alliance or Bayan) Ilocos chapter, was shot by still unidentified men
around 9 p.m. last night in Vigan City (407kms north of Manila).
Austin was brought to Lahoz Hospital.
Two other militants, Lenville Salvador and Avelino
Dacanay, who were with Austin during the attack, were not hit but
traumatized by the incident.
Dr. Carol Araullo, Bayan national chair, said, "We are
certain that the attack on Pastor Billy is politically-motivated and the
handiwork of the military or death squads. The Arroyo government has not
stopped its policy of annihilation against leaders and members of
progressive groups despite a case filed against her before the Permanent
Peoples' Tribunal (PPT)."
Last October 30, Bayan and groups of victims of human
rights violations filed charges against Arroyo before the prestigious
international tribunal.
Bulatlat
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