The families of the victims of extrajudicial killings came face-to-face with the chief perpetrator of crime: former president Rodrigo Duterte, who appeared in both the Senate and House hearings, unrepentant, uncouth and arrogant.
Duterte and his cohorts, Sens. Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa and Christopher "Bong" Go were unapologetic even as relatives of EJK victims narrated the lies and cruelties they were subjected to.
Sa ilang pagkakataon mula noong 2016, may isang beses kahit paano sa isang taon na gumawa si Duterte ng mga pampublikong pahayag na nagpapahintulot sa mga alagad ng batas na pumatay ng mga suspek sa droga, partikular iyong mga pumapalag kapag inaaresto at lumalaban.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte made public statements ordering the killing of drug suspects at least once every year since 2016.
Tama bang isakripisyo si De Lima para lang hindi magalit si Duterte? Ngayong linggo, pakinggan ang komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra sa VERA Files.
During the 136th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee in Geneva last Oct. 11, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reiterated the government’s position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) “has ceased having jurisdiction” over the Philippines. This lacks context.
Sa ika-136 na sesyon ng United Nations Human Rights Committee sa Geneva noong Oktubre 11, muling iginiit ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla ang posisyon ng gobyerno na ang International Criminal Court (ICC) ay “nawalan na ng hurisdiksyon” sa Pilipinas. Ito ay kulang sa konteksto.
This time, President Duterte is telling the truth: he has killed people without the victim or victims going through due process.
Sinasabi ng mga abogado puwede pagpalitin ang mga termino, na may halos walang pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng mga ito.
“EJK” is the more popular term, but “ELK” is more commonly used in legal documents as it is broader, and “embraces any situation where somebody was killed without due process,” said lawyer Romel Bagares.