Left’s U.S. network under FBI scrutiny

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Thursday welcomed reports that federal law enforcement authorities in the United States are scrutinizing the possible involvement of American citizens and organizations supporting the communist insurgency in the Philippines.

The NTF-ELCAC stated that disclosures carried by the communist-led National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) concern alleged Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) inquiries involving the family of an American activist detained in the Philippines.

According to the NDFP, Gabe Pasion, an Anakbayan activist, claimed during a press conference in Baltimore organized by the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines that his family had received repeated calls, home visits, and workplace inquiries from FBI personnel and the US Embassy in Manila.

Pasion’s sister, Christina, was taken into custody in July following a raid on a suspected communist safehouse in Laguna.

“This should come as no surprise to communist front organizations in the United States. When American citizens become involved with a foreign terrorist organization like the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army, they should expect scrutiny from federal authorities,” NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Liza Fidelis Cañada said.