Convict perpetrators of killings, EU envoy tells Aquino gov’t 07/22/2011

Convict perpetrators of killings, EU envoy tells Aquino gov’t

07/22/2011
The Philippines should produce more convictions of those responsible for extra-judicial killings of militants and members of left-wing groups to show the Aquino adminis-tration’s commitment in resolving the scourge, the European Union’s top diplomat to Manila yesterday said.

While EU Ambassador Guy Ledoux cited the improvements made by the Aquino leadership in addressing the problem, he, however, said the government should strive to do more in eliminating the existing culture of impunity.

“I nourish strong hopes that the major efforts made by the various stakeholders with our support will soon result in an increase in the number of convictions of gunmen and masterminds of extra-legal killings and enforced disappearances, and ultimately, in curbing, if not a suppression, of this scourge,” Ledoux told a press conference during a visit of EU diplomats at the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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