Joel Ejorcadas pays respect to the area of interest of his brother Jomel, who was killed in a police operation in 2016. INQUIRER.internet/John Eric Mendoza
MANILA, Philippines — Households of the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) strongly reacted to the looks of former President Rodrigo Duterte on the Senate listening to investigating the EJKs.
Throughout Monday’s Senate blue ribbon subcommittee listening to, Duterte admitted that there have been many “errors” and “perhaps there have been a variety of crimes” in the course of the conduct of his “Oplan Tokhang.”
“Don’t query my insurance policies as a result of I provide no apologies, no excuses. I did what I needed to do, and whether or not you consider it or not, I did it for my nation,” stated Duterte, regardless of what he stated earlier about these sorts of “errors”.
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Such unrepentant remarks put salt within the wounds of the EJK victims who visited their slain family members at Dambana ng Paghilom (Shrine of Therapeutic) at La Loma Cemetery in Caloocan Metropolis.
The shrine-cum-columbarium was in-built remembrance of the victims of the drug conflict, which resulted in as many as 30,000 deaths, in accordance with human rights watchdogs and the Worldwide Felony Courtroom itself which is investigating Duterte for complaints of crimes towards humanity.
Cursing him repeatedly
Reynaldo was 42 years previous when he was killed by suspects driving in tandem in Delpan, Manila, on Joralyn’s birthday in July 2016, forsaking his 11 youngsters.
“I used to be cursing at him repeatedly whereas watching,” Joralyn additional stated. “Even Senator Risa referred to as him out as a result of his method of talking was not good.”
Jecel Pepito, 22, additionally slammed Duterte for being disrespectful in the course of the listening to.
“Everyone knows Duterte’s perspective; even when he was the president, he was all the time cursing. He has no respect,” Pepito informed INQUIRER.internet in an interview on Nov. 1.
Marlon and Maximo, who had been Jecel’s father and uncle, respectively, died throughout a police operation in January 2017. She stated her father was a sufferer of mistaken id, whereas her uncle was merely making an attempt to pacify the state of affairs in the course of the raid, which was additionally witnessed by certainly one of her brothers.
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Mad, incensed by Duterte
“I used to be mad. He’s the one who dedicated sins but he has the center to behave like that,” Jecel stated of Duterte. “I hope Duterte pays for his sins.”
Joel Ejorcadas, whose brother was killed throughout a 2016 police operation in Navotas Metropolis, was additionally incensed by how Duterte carried out himself.
“He was very unprofessional and I might say that he has a thoughts of a demon,” Ejorcadas informed INQUIRER.internet on Friday, Nov. 1.
Indifference of plight of EJK victims
Whereas grateful for the Senate probe, Ejorcadas lamented what he deemed because the indifference of different senators to the plight of EJK victims.
“For me, our solely ally within the Senate is Senator Risa Hontiveros,” Ejorcadas identified.
However, he stated the current developments gave him power.
“Throughout Duterte’s time, we had no ally,” he stated. “We might rely on nobody, even the media that point was afraid when he was the president.”
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