President Duterte has guaranteed that Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari will return to the country after his foreign trip, saying he would never abandon his homeland.
In his visit to Zamboanga City Sunday, the President admitted he asked the court, the military, and police to allow Misuari to travel abroad and assured them he would not escape.
“Misuari came to me sa opisina ko the other night because he wanted to go, he was not allowed to go out kasi may kaso siya,” he said during the PDP-Laban party campaign rally. “Kinausap ko ang pulis pati military, pati ang korte na palabasin siya. Ako ang nag guarantee that he will come back,” he said.
Duterte assured the court about the return of Misuari to the country “to help us build a nation.”
“Misuari a true Tausug would never allow that he be buried in a foreign land. Sigurado ako diyan. That’s why he will come back and help us build a nation,” he said.
The Sandiganbayan recently granted Misuari’s motion to travel to the United Arab Emirates and Morocco this month. He is scheduled to attend the summits of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers as well as the 14th Session of the Parliamentary Union of Islamic Cooperation Member States.
Misuari supposedly left the country last Feb. 27 and will return not later than March 20. (Genalyn Kabiling)
