Military releases secret martial law records
By Mario J. Mallari 09/22/2011The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday said it had made public the records of its actions during the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos’s martial rule from 1972-1981 when he used the Armed Forces to crush opposition.
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said he hopes the declassification of the secret documents would bring closure to a troubled period where tens of thousands allegedly suffered human rights abuses. Many victims are still missing to this day.
“Your defense and military establishments fully commit to turn over all declassified martial law documents in our possession to our Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for preservation and for the sake of posterity,” he added.
Gazmin, who was a junior officer of the AFP when Marcos declared martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, said the military has admitted to committing abuses during the period “but for it to be documented, we need to see the documents.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110922hed4.html
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galing! tama lang... kaso eh paano yung mga pinaggagagawa nyong torture at summary killings ngayong panahon na ito? saka pala yung MENDIOLA MASSACRE na sino ba nagsabi sa akin na baka may alam ka daw, Sec. V. GAZMIN?
"Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said he hopes the declassification of the secret documents would bring closure to a troubled period where tens of thousands allegedly suffered human rights abuses. Many victims are still missing to this day."
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