{"id":138841,"date":"2017-12-13T03:35:26","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T08:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=138841"},"modified":"2017-12-13T04:20:35","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T09:20:35","slug":"solon-more-rights-violations-in-martial-law-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/12\/13\/solon-more-rights-violations-in-martial-law-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Solon: More rights violations in Martial Law extension"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cAren\u2019t the abuses committed by our uniformed personnel, the military, and the threat to public safety?\u201d she added. (Photo<\/a>: Sarah Elago\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The one-year extension of martial law and the\u00a0suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the entire region of Mindanao would pave way for more human rights violations, a solon said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, majority of the members of the Congress affirmed the request of President Rodrigo Duterte for the extension of martial law in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

During a joint session, the Senate voted 14-4 while the House voted 226-23 extending martial law until Dec. 31, 2018.<\/p>\n

Kabataan party-list Representative Sarah Elago presented to lawmakers the reports of human rights violations cases after Mindanao was placed under Martial law.<\/p>\n

Elago said that there were around 14,000 cases of human rights violations in the five-month-long battle in Marawi City based on evidence from the regional human rights commission of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder these situations, isn\u2019t it the (Armed Forces of the Philippines) itself spreads gloom and fear?\u201d Elago said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

\u201cAren\u2019t the abuses committed by our uniformed personnel, the military, and the threat to public safety?\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Elago also urged the armed forces to look into the human rights violations cases after martial law was declared in Marawi.<\/p>\n

The solon also hit Executive Salvador Medialdea\u2019s statements that the Duterte administration is only after \u201cunlimited peace\u201d in Mindanao, saying it was a \u201cblatant lie\u201d.<\/p>\n

Elago said that even before the uniformed forces wage war against local terrorists in the region, the former have been attacking Lumads in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they themselves are being attacked just to give way for the interests of big businesses and foreigners here in our country, then it\u2019s a big lie,\u201d Elago said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like the administration wants unlimited peace, unlimited plunder, unlimited corruption of the natural resources of Mindanao and the Philippines,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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