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re ace in law l rtia ma ed lar dec s rco Ma E. d nan rdi Fe ent sid Pre , 72 19 er On 21 Septemb ain int ma "to ces for ed arm the ed nd ma com s rco Ma ent sid Pre es. pin The Philip law of ms for all ss pre sup or t ven pre es, pin ilip Ph e Th t law and order throughou e enc edi ob e orc enf and ion ell reb or ion ect urr ins of act less violence as well as any ] ent sid Pre e [th by ted lga mu pro ns tio ula reg and ers ord s, to all laws and decree s rco Ma ent sid Pre n, itio add In ". ion ect dir 's] ent sid Pre e [th on personally or up eher y ma o wh ers oth all as ll we as ed, ain det y ntl ese "pr s son per all t ordered tha d ate rel and " ion ell reb or ion ect urr ins of s me cri the for ed ain after be similarly det e [th by e eas rel d ere ord ise erw oth til un ion ent det der un offences "shall be kept President] " or by the President's duly designated representative. re we ple peo 0 ,00 30 ut abo s, ate im est n ow 's ent nm ver go the to g din cor Ac l rtia ma of n tio ma cla pro the ing low fol eks we few the in ed arrested and detain al on ati ern Int ty nes Am an of tes ega del the th wi a nil Ma in iew law. In an interv 0 ,00 50 e som er eth og alt t tha d sai s rco Ma ent sid Pre , 75 19 mission on 25 November e Th . law l rtia ma of on siti po im the ce sin ed ain det and ed est people had been arr n bee had ees ain det of ers mb nu al nti sta sub t tha ed im cla ent nm ver Philippines go in ed ain rem ple peo 00 6,0 ut abo of al tot a , 75 19 y Ma by t tha released and al tot the of ate im est e cis pre a e giv to t sen pre at ble ssi po t no is It . ion detent s ver ser ob ent nd epe ind e som t bu , ion ent det in d hel tly ren cur number of people estimate that the true number is much higher than 6,000. the d nte gra s rco Ma ent sid Pre ich wh to on ssi mi al on ati ern Int ty nes The Am on's ssi mi the of e On . 75 19 ber vem No 22 on es pin ilip Ph e Th in d ive arr interview the and law l rtia ma der un ion ent det of m ble pro the dy stu to assigned tasks was ent sid Pre . hts rig n ma hu ied den re we l tria ut tho wi ed ain det se tho degree to which ees ain det law l rtia ma iew erv int ld cou y the t tha tes ega del Al the d Marcos tol the tes ega del the e gav rile En nce Po n Jua se fen De nal tio freely. Secretary of Na s. iew erv int ng cti du con in ent tm par De se fen De the of nce assista l era gen in s, ter cen ion ent det at on ssi mi the by red nte ou enc ies ult fic Despite dif ory act isf sat s wa ent nm ver go es pin ilip Ph e Th by ed ord aff ers son pri the access to per ess acc of ree deg the t tha zed asi ph em be uld sho It rk. wo 's on ssi for the mi eedg wl no ack an s wa It e. abl nd me com s wa ent nm ver go es mitted by The Philippin der un d kin the of rk wo hts rig n ma hu al on ati ern int of s itie ment of the responsibil
taken by Amnesty International. to ent ext the ed pat ici ant t no had Al es, pin ilip Ph e Th to on ssi In sending a mi re we tes ega del e Th . ees ain det law l rtia ma t ins aga sed cti pra s wa which torture its of ce den evi the at and e tur tor h suc of ess shn har the by ned deeply concer law l rtia ma der un ion ent det g rin du e tur tor of ce cti pra e Th . use ad widespre ion ent det and est arr of tem sys the of s ect asp g lin ub tro ply dee the es lin under l rtia ma the to ble ila ava rs we po al ion ept exc the of ce uen seq employed as a con law administration. n bee had y the d sai on ssi mi the by ed iew erv int ers son pri Almost 70% of the ed, tur tor t no re we o wh ers son pri of e cas ry tortured. Moreover, in virtually eve son per the y wh n lai exp to ed ear app ich wh tor fac r ula tic par a be to there tended or n, ow kn ll we s wa or n, ma wo a s wa d ate og err int ee had been spared: the detain law l rtia ma th wi n tio nec con al son per e som had or s, nd had highly-placed frie in t ien fic suf t no re we s tor fac se the , ess hel net No . ner eig for a s wa officers, or h suc of s ple am Ex ed. tur tor ng bei m fro als du ivi ind e themselves to prevent som cases are to be found in the following pages. ss pre sup to ed im cla pro sly res exp s wa law l rtia ma t tha ted no be It should also the by ed iew erv int ers son pri the g on Am . ion ell reb and ion ect urr ins attempts at ists ins on ati str ini adm law l rtia ma the om wh ple peo key mission were most of the er oth In . ion ell reb t mi com to y rac spi con or ion ell reb in ed olv inv ly ect were dir ed vid pro t tha ion ell reb of es cas key the in ed olv inv re we ees iew erv words, these int ge lar A . 72 19 er mb pte Se in law l rtia ma se po im to d nee the the legal basis for the of e aus bec her eit y ntl are app ed— tur tor re we ed iew erv int se tho of proportion g tin ina rim inc t rac ext to pt em att an in or rs ice off ng ati og err int the of brutality evidence forcibly. n bee has es cas law l rtia ma key se the of e on t no t tha te no It is important to con ed vid pro on ati str ini adm law l rtia ma the has r no n, sio clu brought to a con the in us, Th ed. ain det als du ivi ind the of any t ins aga cly bli pu ce den vincing evi , ion ell reb t ven pre to dly we avo , law l rtia ma of n tio ma four years since the procla any of y ilit pab cul al leg the ely siv clu con ed ish abl est t no has ent nm ver the go individual in the central cases of alleged rebellion. es pin ilip Ph e Th to t sen s wa on ssi mi al on ati ern Int ty nes The report of the Am to ent nm ver go the ed urg al on ati ern Int ty nes Am . 76 19 y Ma government on 25 the of w vie in , ort rep the in ned tai con s on ati nd me om rec the ly ent implement urg deeply troubling nature of the mission's findings. P) (A ss Pre ted cia so As e Th ncy age s On 16 June 1976, the international new elo rm Ca se fen De of y tar cre -Se der Un es pin ilip Ph e Th t reported from Manila tha of s rge cha on n me ry lita mi zen do a for l rtia ma rt cou a d Barbero had ordere ion act the t tha ed ort rep o als ncy age e Th . ees ain det law l rtia having tortured ma re we ns tio iga est inv the t tha , ort rep on ssi mi al on ati ern Int ty nes followed the Am t ins aga ed ish abl est re we es cas ck Ja ma pri t tha and s ordered by President Marco a nil Ma m fro ch pat dis AP r the fur a e, Jun 26 On n. me ry lita mi d use the acc the to t sen had Al ort rep the of ts ten con the re we d sai it at wh ed riz summa government. ut abo nty tai cer un c bli pu s wa re the ce sin and s, ent pm elo dev se the In view of a set it, sh bli pu to d ide dec al on ati ern Int ty nes Am ts, ten con e the report's tru
