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Families blocked from claiming bodies of Bloody Sunday victims – lawyer
Mar 11, 2021 12:42 AM PHT
Jairo Bolledo
Police and military in Antipolo, Rizal, barred the families of 4 activists killed in the Bloody Sunday operations from claiming the bodies from the Antipolo Memorial Homes on Wednesday night, March 10, according to lawyer Kathy Panguban of Karapatan Timog Katagalugan.
In a text message, Panguban said state forces were still holding the bodies of Melvin Dasigao, Marklee Makmak Bacasno, and Randy and Puroy dela Cruz of San Isidro Kasiglahan, Kapatiran at Damayan para sa Kabuhayan, Katarungan at Kapayapaan (SIKKAD-K3).
Their bodies have been there since Sunday, March 7. The four were killed in a series of raids in Calabarzon that saw the deaths of 9 activists and the arrest of 6 others.
The DOJ AO 35 task force on political killings has had a dismal performance since its creation, and is yet to give an update on the Echanis and Alvarez murders