Filipino rights groups decry 'lighter penalties' for killer cops
Of 19 police officers involved in killing a teenager, only six were taken to court and only one was convicted of homicide
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Of 19 police officers involved in killing a teenager, only six were taken to court and only one was convicted of homicide
THE six dismissed police officers implicated in the death of 17-year-old Jerhode 'Jemboy' Baltazar in a case of mistaken identity surrendered to authorities in the Quezon province, MGen. Romeo Caramat Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG), said on Thursday.
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The Senate holds Captain Juanito Arabejo in contempt after he insisted there was no order to subject the suspects to a paraffin test, contradicting the claims of other policemen
If ever Senator Risa Hontiveros' revelation will be proven true, it will not be the first time the police used the illegal drugs narrative as an excuse in the killing of a person