Whitewash feared in extrajudicial killing where soldiers were clearly involved

Whitewash feared in extrajudicial killing where soldiers were clearly involved

By RONALYN V. OLEA
Bulatlat.com

MANILA – Whenever a case of an extrajudicial killing is being blamed on soldiers, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is quick to deny that its members are involved. But in this case, two of its soldiers were caught by policemen, who did not know that the persons they arrested were soldiers, near the scene of the killing. Still, colleagues and supporters of the victim Benjamin Bayles now fear of a possible whitewash.

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