Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday expressed hope that the Senate hearings on extrajudicial killings will establish to the international community that law enforcement authorities are on top of the human rights abuses in the country.
Cayetano, a staunch ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, made this point after the hearing in which alleged members of the so-called vigilante group Davao Death Squad (DDS) were present.
“We’re hoping that these marathon hearings until Wednesday will establish that although our system is not perfect but the goal is peace and order; there are abuses, but those who abuse will be jailed and charged; there are killings but because suspects resist arrest and fight back but they are not killed just for being pushers alone,” Cayetano said.
“Again we are not saying that there are no abuses in PNP (Philippine National Police) but to accuse to President of state-sponsored extrajudicial killings is not true,” he added.
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