JOSE MARIA SISON — FILIPINO PATRIOT AND REVOLUTIONARY

By Atty. Romeo T. Capulong
Ad Litem Judge, International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia
President, Public Interest Law Center
Philippines, 19 November 2002

In developing the main points of my presentation, it is necessary to state the antecedent facts relevant to the vicious attacks of the US government, the Dutch government, the Philippine government and the Council of the European Union against Prof. Jose Maria Sison, the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA).  My discussion will focus on Prof. Sison as a person and victim of human rights violations, reserving further discussion on the NPA and the CPP for another occasion.

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TRUMPED UP CRIMINAL CHARGE OF INCITING OR ORDERING MURDER

1. Decision of the Court in The Hague on the complaint of Jose Maria Sison against the notice of further prosecution: 5 June 2008

2. Statement Before the Court at the Hague Hearing in Chambers on 20 May 2008

3.Pleadings of Atty. M. Pestman during the procedure on the complaint against the notice of further prosecution of Jose Maria SISON: 20 May 2008

4. Decision of the Judge Commissioner on the Sison case: 21 November 2007

Dutch version four

5. Unofficial translation of the court of appeals decision upholding the Hague court’s decision to release Jose Maria Sison: 3 October 2007

Dutch version five

6. Statement of Jose Maria Sison to the Dutch court of appeals, 26 September 2007

Dutch version six

7. Plea of Mr. Michiel Pestman on the case of Jose Maria Sison, 26 September 2007

Mr. Pestman NL.pdf

8. Additional appeal of the prosecution on 26 September 2007 against the decision ordering the release of Jose Maria Sison

appeal NL_8.pdf

9. Appeal of the prosecutor Meissen on 26 September 2007 against the decision ordering the release of Jose Maria Sison

Meissen_NL_9.pdf

10.Court Decision of 13 September 2007 rejecting the demand of the prosecutor to extend the detention of Jose Maria Sison

Rechtbank_NL_10.pdf

11. Plea Notes of Mr. Victor L. Koppe on the Case of Jose Maria Sison, 7 September 2007

Koppe_NL_11.pdf

12. Notes of Professor Jose Maria Sison to the District Court of The Hague, 7 September 2007

13. Plea Notes of Mr Meissen to reject the suspension of temporary detention of Jose Maria Sison: 7 September 2007

Meissen_NL_13.pdf

14. Decision of the rechter commissaris extending the detention of Jose Maria Sison by 14 days and imposing restrictions, 31 August 2007

order_NL_14.pdf

15. Statement of Jose Maria Sison before the rechter commissaris on 31 August 2007

sison_NL_15.pdf

16. Request of the prosecutor to the rechter-commissaris for the remand of Jose Maria Sison for a further 14 days and imposing restrictions, 31 August 2007

recom_NL_16.pdf

17. The order of remand dated 23 August 2007 and the orders of the prosecutor Meissen for Jose Maria Sison’s detention and restrictions on 28 and 31 August 2007

investigate_NL_17.pdf

CLASS STRUGGLE IS THE KEY LINK IN REVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL CHANGE

Message of Solidarity to CONTEND on the occasion of its 16th Anniversary

By Prof. Jose Maria Sison
UP Alumnus and Teacher
23 August 2010

I wish to convey warmest greetings of solidarity to all my academic colleagues in the Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy (CONTEND) on the occasion of its celebration of the 16th anniversary of its founding on July 22, 1994. I am proud to give you a message of unity as I did in 1998 during your anti-imperialist conference in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Philippine-American War.

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40th anniversary of LRP

A Production by: SIPAT

Director/Editor: Angelo Jamilano
Asst. Dir./Prod. Manager: Joyce Cesario
D.O.P./Sound Design: Jed Dumaguina
Production Design/Art Dept: Carlo Bernardino & Darryl Cajucom
Executive Producer: Sinag De Jesus
Musical Score: “Signos” by Patatag

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ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY OF THE UP ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

By Elmer A. Ordonez
The Manila Times
26 August 2010
http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/opinion/24530-on-the-occasion-of-the-centenary-of-the-up-english-department

Diliman was sprawling countryside, with clumps of trees and bamboo and stretches of cogon and talahib. It must have once been covered with forest, hence, its name.

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INTERNATIONAL DEFEND COMMITTEE CONDEMNS YEARLY SLANDER AGAINST PROF. JOSE MARIA SISON

International Committee DEFEND
International Committee to DEFEND Filipino Progressives in Europe
20 August 2010

We wish to remind the public and the mass media that in 1994 the office of the Manila prosecutor’s office approved and issued a resolution dated March 2, 1994 dismissing as based on sheer speculation the charge of multiple murder against Prof. Jose Maria Sison and others in connection with the Plaza Miranda bombing of August 21, 1971.

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NINOY NETWORKED WITH EVERYONE, REDS INCLUDED

By Lisandro Claudio
GMA NEWS.TV
18 August 2010

Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. was the pre-eminent figure of the anti-Marcos struggle. Even before the declaration of martial law, he was already one of the most vocal critics of the regime’s authoritarian and militarist tendencies. It is perhaps for this tenacity and, of course, his supreme sacrifice in 1983 that the nation considers him a hero.

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THE SLOW ROAD TO JUSTICE: THE CASE OF JOSE MARIA SISON

By Jan Fermon
Progress Lawyers
Attorney for Jose Maria Sison in Sison vs.EU
Broadcast of Radio Nizkor
16 August 2010

EU – The Slow Road to Justice: The case of Jose Maria Sison, by Jan Fermon, Progress Lawyers, attorney for Jose Maria Sison in Sison vs. EU. (Conference: “Terrorism Lists, Executive Powers and Human Rights”, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 20Oct09). Radio Nizkor, 16 August 2010

This audio document contains the speech delivered by Jan Fermon, attorney for Jose Maria Sison in Sison vs. EU, at the Conference “Terrorism Lists, Executive Powers and Human Rights”, held on the 20th of October 2009 at the Free University of Brussels

Jose M. Sison is a Filipino national who has been listed on the EU list.

In his speech, Jan Fermon:

- Describes some of the aspects of the proceedings and their developments.
- Comments on the improvements referred to by Mr. De Kerchove (PMOI case) and their impact on Sison’s case.
- Comments on the devastating influence of the listing on the ongoing peace process in the Philippines.

Go to this URL: http://www.radionizkor.org/excep/fermon.mp3
or click on the real player or MP3 icon

ile name	Real Media format	Mp3 format	Duration	Language
fermon	Click on icon	Click on icon	00:32:06	ESL/SPA

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