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provinces during the 1970s and the 1980s. Rosal became the
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chairman
Rodolfo Salas as one of the leaders of a deadly purge of suspected spies within the rebel movement in Southern Tagalog in 1988 called "Operation Missing Link". However, the CPP issued a statement in 2003 clearing him of major culpability. Some sources state that he was "severely criticized
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