Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Monday said the “suspicious killings” of activists in Calabarzon over the weekend could have been prevented if the security forces involved in the raids were wearing body cameras.
“As a person, I find the killings very disturbing. Every life is precious. Peace and order, not killings, ang mandato ng mga pulis. Ang dami ng namamatay sa Covid, sa mga bagyo, sa kung anu-anong sakuna. Huwag nang maging dahilan ang pulis sa pagkamatay pa ng kababayan natin,” he said.
“Bilang tao, parang naubos na ang luha at galit ko sa nangyari. Condemnation and outrage would be an understatement over the fate that befell the victims. Have we become a nation of butchers of our fellow Filipinos? Is there no more respect and value for life, rights, and due process?” Pangilinan added.
He said that to prevent such obvious disregard for human life, the Philippine National Police (PNP) should have used the P289-million body-worn cameras that it purchased in 2019.
“Without the body cameras, the ‘nanlaban’ excuse of the police for killing their captives would always be under a cloud of suspicion,” he said.
Pangilinan said the PNP and other law enforcement agencies should explain what happened to the budget for body camera appropriated to them as early as 2017.
He said the PNP and other concerned law enforcement agencies should explain why up now, body cameras are still not part of requirements of police operations.
“Why are these cameras not being used? It should not be too complicated to use one. Is there a deliberate delay in utilizing these cameras?” he asked.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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