PNP urged to thoroughly investigate gruesome murder of Vincent Adia

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to thoroughly investigate the gruesome murder of 27-year old Vincent Adia who was shot to death inside a hospital after surviving an extra judicial killing attempt by a still unidentified gunman.

“I unequivocally condemn the murder of 27-year-old Vincent Adia. This horrific attack was a naked violation of Vincent’s human rights and a gross disrespect of the healthcare sector,” Hontiveros said in a statement.

“Hospitals are meant to be safe spaces for recovery and rehabilitation, but Vincent’s place of refuge was debased by perpetrators of extreme violence, who remain very much at large,” she added.

“I am calling on the Philippine National Police to conduct a timely, thorough, and transparent investigation into this gruesome incident. The PNP should also adopt rigorous protection measures for eye-witnesses who were unsparing in their details,” she said.

Hontiveros said she is “gravely disturbed and enraged by this incident” as the initial indiscriminate assault on the victim out in the streets “already shocks the conscience.”

“But his summary execution, while he was helpless on his hospital bed, adds to the harrowing spate of killings that has continued under this administration,” she said.

As of press time, the Rizal Provincial Police is investigating the possible lapses committed by the Angono police who guarded Adia.

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) also joined in the investigation of the fatal shooting.