Groups on DOJ review of 52 drug war deaths: ‘Paltry, late, tentative’
Groups on DOJ review of 52 drug war deaths: ‘Paltry, late, tentative’
By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Kodao Productions
Human rights group Karapatan urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to go beyond reviewing and further investigating the 52 cases of alleged extrajudicial killings by police officers under the Rodrigo Duterte government’s drug war.
In response to the DOJ’s reported disclosure of the details of the cases, Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said the public, most especially the families of the victims, deserve clear answers to several questions.
“[W]hat are the patterns in these killings? Who are the perpetrators and from what basis or orders have they conducted the said violations? What are the implications of the policies of the Philippine National Police as well as the President’s pronouncements on such acts” Palabay asked.
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