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Volume II, No. 043
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Wednesday
July 17, 2013
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Duterte: police ops ‘legal, proper, moral’ By JOHN RIZLE SALIGUMBA of DavaoToday.com
Grandma walks 1.2 kilometers to stop coal JUNE Norman, 72, might look like your average grandma. But on 1 June 2013 she started an epic 1,186 kilometre journey on foot from Cairns to Gladstone to protect the Great Barrier Reef. “It’s an awareness raising walk to highlight the coal expansion and to show See walks, page 11
DAVAO City––Mayor Rodrigo Durtete argued that the Davao City Police rescue operation last week that killed three suspected kidnappers was “legal, proper and most certainly moral.” Speaking to reporters at Grand Men Seng Hotel Monday, the mayor defended the police action amidst criticisms from the Commission on Human Rights and Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte. CHR chair Etta Rosales called the police shooting “murder” after seeing a video taken from an amateur phone on the scene, while Valte described Duterte’s “shoot-to-kill” order as illegal. “Shoot to kill does not translate into murder,” explains Duterte. “(A) shoot to kill order and giving of reward are legitimate tools of the government.” He said he gave the order LEGITIMATE. Davao City Mayor Rody Duterte tells reporters that Thursday’s police operation that killed three because he wanted suspected kidnappers was a legitimate, proper and even moral action. Beside him is Manila-based lawyer Salvador See legal, page 11
Panelo, counsel for the Davao City. Police Davaotoday.com photo by Ace Morandante
Mayor wont debate with CHR, Palace on death of kidnap suspects DAVAO City––Saying it would not look good arguing with ladies, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte dismissed the idea of debating with Commission on Human Rights chair Loretta Ann Rosales and deputy Palace spokesperson Abigail Valte on the circumstances surrounding the police operation that killed suspected kidnappers on Thursday last week. Rosales and Valte had raised the possibility of foul
play during the operation based on an amateur video footage shown in a report by ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol. But in press conference today at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Duterte said he would instead bring the issue to the public “to whom this explanation belongs”. He said the possible wrongdoing by one policeman should not be taken against the whole police organization of Davao City. “If at all there is a mur-
der committed, that stupid guy (police) did something wrong. But certainly you cannot drag the entire PNP (Philippine National Police) of Davao City just because of that,” Duterte said. But the mayor added he would help the police all the way to the Supreme Court if a case is filed against them. Duterte also said he should be jailed together with the police. BLOODY END. It’s a bloody end for these suspected kidnappers who were killed in “Why should I be a daring rescue operation by police operatives in CM Recto Davao City. Davaotoday.com See debate , page 11
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