Detained position senator Leila de Lima is calling out Malacanang,
more so baiting the current administration in having president Rodrigo Roa
Duterte investigated for the killings which was brought about by the President’s
war on drugs.
"If this administration
really thinks it has done nothing wrong, I challenge the Department of Foreign
Affairs to extend formal invitation to the UN special rapporteurs so that they
can find out for themselves the real situation here,” she said.
"The government must be
more forthright with the records of its drug war killings. Instead of
threatening these experts with arrest, they should be treated as experts
capable of ensuring accountability for all these unlawful deaths," she
added.
 |
| Detained Senator Leila de Lima (photo credit to owner) |
De Lima said the governments see "does not seem to care"
even amid the continuing killings in the country.
In the first week of this month,
11 United Nations human rights experts called for an international investigation into the alleged "unlawful deaths and police killings" linked to the government's drive as regards illegal drugs.
Malacanang has previously said that such move was "intellectually challenged" and an "outrageous interference" against Philippine sovereignty.
Data from the Philippine National
Police (PNP), the number of drug suspects killed while resisting arrest in
police drugs operations was 6,600 as of the end of May 2019.
De Lima disputes the numbers
given by the PNP claimed that the death toll could reach 28,000 "if the
number of victims officially recorded under the category of 'homicide cases
under investigation' is to be included."
What can you say about this?
Share
us your thoughts by simply leaving on the comment section below. For more news
updates, feel free to visit our site often.
Stay
updated with today's relevant news and trends by hitting the LIKE button.
Thanks
for dropping by and reading this post.
Report from GMA News
0 Comments