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| Former Vice President Jejomar Binay photo from Inquirer (ctto) |
Manila, Philippines - Former Vice President Jejomar Binay recently wrote in his
newspaper column that the administration has nothing to be scared of United Nations
resolution.
According to Binay, the government is claiming that they
have nothing to hide and that their hands are free of blood and death, hence
the administration should just cooperate with the UN resolution.
He intended his article to some local officials who were quick to condemn Iceland
and all other countries who voted in favor of the resolution to conduct human
rights probe and request the UN to submit a comprehensive report on the alleged
thousands of human rights abuses caused by the
anti-drug campaign.
This comprehensive written report on the human rights situation in the Philippines will be presented to the Human Rights Council, to be followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue.
“If the administration
believes strongly - as it has stated on many occasions - that it has not
committed human rights violations in the conduct of the drug war, and that the
figures being bandied about by human rights groups and advocates are false and
misleading, then it should make its case before the international community,”
he wrote.
Binay also added that the former police chief and newly elected
senator Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa, is giving a strong signal by being overly
confident that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has not done any human
rights violation and is willing to chop off his head if PNP is proven guilty of
such allegations.
“The Philippine National Police (PNP) has
maintained that its figures are accurate. Then it should be willing to share
its data with the probers,” the former Makati mayor said.
“Now that is not an
easy bet to make unless one is certain about his odds.” He added.
Source: Politiko
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