VP suggests one-strike policy for police execs over human trafficking
10/19/2011Vice President and Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) chairman emeritus Jejomar Binay has strongly recommended to the Philippine National Police (PNP) the adoption of a one-strike policy for chiefs of police who failed to monitor or stop human trafficking in their respective jurisdictions.
“The IACAT cannot sustain continuous raids. It would be better to warn the police chiefs that they may be removed with just one lapse,” the Vice President told Justice Undersecretary Jose Salazar, who acts as chairman of the anti-trafficking body in a meeting last Monday.
“Conducting these raids are time-consuming. The better approach is to set preventive measures,” he added.
The directive was made in light of the reports made by Raymond Lledo, chairman of the National Inter-Agency Task Force Against Trafficking, of a number of rescue missions made in brothels in several localities..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111019nat4.html
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huwag naman one.strike at maaring may mag.conspire laban sa mga hepe
"“Conducting these raids are time-consuming. The better approach is to set preventive measures,” he added.
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"“It is unbelievable that the chief of police of a local government unit is not aware of cases of human trafficking in his/her area, therefore they must lead the drive in eradicating its existence,” Binay said."
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