Press Statement – “In the name of justice, GMA should end up in a detention facility and not under house arrest,” asserted Jigs Clamor, deputy secretary general of human rights group Karapatan.“ Clamor added that, “GMA should not be accorded special treatment. Instead, she must account for all the human rights violations committed under her regime.”
In GMA’s nine years in power, Karapatan has documented the following violations and the corresponding number of victims of her Oplan Bantay Laya:
| Extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary execution |
1,206 |
| Frustrated Killing |
379 |
| Enforced or involuntary disappearance |
206 |
| Torture |
1,099 |
| Illegal arrest |
2,059 |
| Physical assault and injuries |
30,119 |
| Threat, harassment and intimidation |
81,835 |
| Indiscriminate firing |
538,017 |
| Illegal search and seizure |
53,893 |
| Forcible evacuation and displacement |
873,787 |
| Hamletting |
39,803 |
| Violation of domicile |
29,101 |
| Food and other economic blockade: |
87,152 |
| Use of schools, medical, religious and other public places for military purposes |
57,914 |
“The victims of GMA as commander-in-chief of the AFP are real people. They are not just numbers. Justice should be served to those who were wronged. Enough of lies, enough of tricks. The families of the victims have suffered for so long. GMA must end up in jail. That’s the least the P-Noy administration can do,” said Clamor. ###
Reference: Jigs Clamor, Deputy Secretary General, 0920-9466210
Angge Santos, Media Liaison, 0918-9790580
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