Controversy
The Communist Party of the Philippines calls its participation in the NDF the National United Front Commission.
NDFP leader Jose Maria Sison may be liable under violations of articles 47, 48, 140, and 289, Dutch Penal Code but had not been arraigned on any charge. On September 13, 2007, however, National Democratic Front chief peace negotiator Luis Jalandoni, confirmed that Sison’s lawyer Michiel Pestman said that: “It appears that the president of the chamber made the decision and called to say that there’s no extension.” Malacañang's National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales stated that it was surprised by the Dutch government’s decision to release Sison from jail.
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