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PNP assures CHR erring cops would be held accountable\
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership has assured the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) that police officers who commit human-rights violations in enforcing the law would not be spared, and would be held accountable.
In a statement from the PNP Public Information Office (PNP-PIO) on Friday, the police force however said that the CHR report on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war against illegal drugs would not a place a dent on the morale of the officers, noting that a lot of their personnel remain grounded on their true duty.
“While we respect the pronouncement of the CHR, we also laud the ongoing efforts of our PNP personnel who remain grounded on our purpose to maintain peace and order,” PNP said in a statement.
“Managot ang dapat managot pero hindi ito dahilan upang panghinaan kami ng loob dahil may bansa pa kaming kailangang pangalagaan,” it added.
(Those who should be held accountable will be held accountable, but this would not be a reason for us to waver because we have a country to save.)
PNP assured CHR though that they are aware of the complaints against officers who committed rights abuses during operations.
“The PNP is aware of the complaints filed against some police personnel who are allegedly involved in human rights violations during police operations. These cases are already taken into the legal spectrum,” PNP said.
“Layunin din ng PNP na makamit ang hustisya (It is the goal of the PNP to attain justice) because that’s what law enforcement is all about. The mandate is clear among our personnel — Serve and Protect the people,” it added.
PNP’s latest comments on the drug war came after CHR reported that the outgoing administration’s war against illegal drugs encouraged a culture impunity, adding that disproportionate force was used by the drug war implementers like the PNP.
According to CHR, perpetrators of alleged rights violators often used the ‘nanlaban’ narrative, where drug war suspects are accused of fighting it out against anti-narcotic operators.
CHR also downplayed claims that these observations were just a rehash of all the old accusations against the drug war, noting that the latest report was a continuation of the past documents on the anti-drug campaign.
The drug war has been one of the most criticized policies of the current administration, as opposition groups say that it has been very harsh and bloody. Numbers as of February 2022 showed that over 6,235 drug suspects have been killed in legitimate operations, after supposedly fighting it out against authorities.
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