By Prince Golez
Malacañang on Thursday said the statement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra that many policemen did not follow protocol during anti-illegal drug operations only proved that the country’s domestic legal system was working.
Speaking at the 46th United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva Wednesday, Guevarra told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that many police operations related to the drug campaign are marred by violations.
“Itong naunang pahayag ng ating Secreatry of Justice ay nagpapatunay na seryoso tayo sa obligasyon nating mag-imbestiga at maglitis dahil hinaharap natin ang katotohanan na posible pong may ilang mga alagad ng batas na kailangan siguro managot sa batas dito sa Pilipinas,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a televised briefing.
“That proves that our domestic legal system is working at hindi po dapat manghimasok ang ibang mga institusyon. Bigyan po natin ng pagkakataon ang legal system na gumana ngayong meron nang ganiyang transparency at open-mindedness sa parte po ng no less than our Secretary of Justice,” added Roque.
When asked if Guevarra’s remarks proved there’s truth to the accusations and complaints of the victims and some human rights critics, the secretary said: “It does not prove anything. What is expected as proof of the commission of the crime is generally the decision of a court. What it does prove is that we are in the discharge of our state obligation to investigate and prosecute violations of the right to life.”
The Justice Secretary had said that their drug war review found that there were “no full examination of the weapon recovered,” “no verification of its ownership” and “no request for ballistic examination or paraffin test until its completion” in many of the police anti-drug operations.
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