Drug war critics to keep updating ICC

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:48:30 +0000

Although the Philippines has withdrawn its membership from the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC), the family of slain drug suspect Djastin “DJ” Lopez will continue to provide the tribunal, as well as the Office of the Ombudsman, with details on the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.

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Mom’s poetry seeks justice for epileptic son killed in drug war

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:24:10 +0000

Mom’s poetry seeks justice for epileptic son killed in drug war

Normita Lopez would always carry in her pocket a copy of the poem she wrote for her son, 23-year-old Djastin, in 2017.

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CHR wants probe of more ‘nanlaban’ cases after dismissal of ‘Tokhang’ cop

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:07:15 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is urging government to investigate other cases where drug suspects allegedly resisted arrest (nalaban) during ‘Oplan Tokhang’ operations after the dismissal of a Manila police officer who shot dead  a supposed drug suspect with epilepsy in 2017.

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Cop axed for killing epileptic in ‘drug raid’

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 21:38:51 +0000

The Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of a police officer over the killing of an epileptic in a false drug raid

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MPD chief says no one is above the law, cites court ruling vs ‘Tokhang’  cop

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:43:41 +0000

MANILA, Philippines  – Manila Police District (MPD) director Police Brigadier General Vicente Danao on Thursday reminded law enforcers that no one is above the law following the Ombudsman’s decision to dismiss from service a police officer for the death of an epileptic during an anti-drug operation.

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Ombudsman finds basis to charge ex-Manila policeman for epileptic’s death in drug raid

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 08:54:25 +0000

THE Office of the Ombudsman has found basis to charge a former police officer with the death of an epileptic in 2017 during a buy-bust operation in Manila. Then-Police Officer 3…READ

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