{"id":87867,"date":"2017-02-03T20:24:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T01:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=87867"},"modified":"2017-02-03T20:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T01:33:29","slug":"de-lima-backs-escuderos-call-to-probe-amnesty-international-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/03\/de-lima-backs-escuderos-call-to-probe-amnesty-international-report\/","title":{"rendered":"De Lima backs Escudero’s call to probe Amnesty International report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sen. Leila de Lima on Friday expressed support to the plan of Sen. Francis Escudero to file a resolution to probe the report of human rights watchdog Amnesty International (Photo: Leila de Lima \/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Sen. Leila de Lima on Friday expressed support to the plan of Sen. Francis Escudero to file a resolution to probe the report of human rights watchdog Amnesty International that claims police gunned down and enlisted others to kill thousands of alleged drug offenders.<\/p>\n

“I fully support Sen. Chiz Escudero’s move urging a Senate probe into the AI report,” De Lima said in a statement.<\/p>\n

De Lima, former Justice Secretary and Commission on Human Rights chair, pointed out that after reviewing the AI report, she found out that there were “enough good leads there for a further, deeper probe”.<\/p>\n

The neophyte senator said accounts of witnesses to a number of extrajudicial killings embodied in that report could be verified through a probe.<\/p>\n

She further said that there were actual incidents cited with dates and names of victims and\/or witnesses.<\/p>\n

Escudero said the AI report are “series allegations” and wanted to find out whether their allegations had basis or not.<\/p>\n

He also said that he wanted the human rights watchdog to explain their findings and present their sources at the legislative inquiry and give the PNP a chance to convey their side of the story.<\/p>\n

Sen. Richard Gordon, however, said that he was not willing to conduct a probe into their allegations unless they present solid evidence to back up their allegations.<\/p>\n

Gordon, chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said that reports he got were \u201cmostly hearsay\u201d.<\/p>\n

Sen. Panfilo Lacson, like Gordon, also urged the AI to present evidence and pointed out that the organization had had previous allegations that were not supported by facts.<\/p>\n

He said their allegations gave the country a bad reputation and it was citizens\u2019 job to demand proof.<\/p>\n

Despite Gordon’s disapproval, De Lima, however said that if the Senate waited for more proof “it won’t ever be able to conduct a single inquiry.”<\/p>\n

“The point of a Senate investigation is precisely to investigate, and investigation means the facts are not yet all available, that is why there is a need for the Senate to further investigate,” De Lima said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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