MANILA, Philippines—More than half of at least 6,000 anti-drug operations launched by police under the Duterte administration failed to comply with rules of engagement and protocol, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday (Feb. 24) told United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
In a video message at the 7th meeting of the UNHRC’s 46th regular session, Guevarra said this was among the initial findings of a government panel, led by the Department of Justice, that is investigating law enforcement operations that led to the killing of drug suspects.
He said state agents had “asserted” that the drug suspects had been killed after they “resisted arrest or…
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