Gov’t to disclose results on probe on drug war deaths
JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra has assured the public that the government will publicly disclose the result of investigation into the PNP-forwarded cases involving ‘unnecessary deaths’ committed during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
“The government has no intention of keeping its review and investigation of the anti-illegal drugs campaign secret, as this matter is openly reported to the people as the process goes along,” Guevarra said.
The DOJ leads a panel of several government agencies, including law enforcement units, in reviewing 5,655 anti-drug operations that resulted in deaths to see whether to file charges against the police officers involved.
The DOJ has been granted unprecedented access to PNP’s records of deaths during the government’s war on drugs.
Recently, the DOJ has tasked the National Bureau of Investigation to do a case build-up on 52 cases against 154 policemen which was referred by the Philippine National Police.
In those 52 cases, the PNP Internal Affairs Service had found liabilities against policemen involved in the campaign to eradicate drugs.
The cases involved findings of administrative liability against police personnel for alleged misconduct committed in the course of anti-illegal drug operations.
