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The pretense of creating stability, but, is pursued by violence and arbitrary arrest. The victim? Once again, the lower clbades.
Al Jazeera reported that since the publication of this policy in early June, nearly 10,000 people were picked up by the authorities and thrown into jail. The arrested people lived mainly in densely populated and densely populated metropolitan areas (Manila and other major cities) of the Philippines. Not only men, women and children are often on the list of arrests. They are called " tambay " and are both caught on the ground, as Duterte says, "potentially a problem for the public."
What Duterte means by "potentially a problem for the public" roaming the streets at night for no apparent reason, drinking, urinating in public places, and a little ridiculous: wandering naked chest. Because, in the imagination of Duterte, people who engage in such activities are likely to be criminal;
"What we want to emphasize here is the goal of creating a safe atmosphere," says Joselito Esquivel, police chief of Manila's suburbs. "We try to impose justice for crimes like half-naked wandering, public urination or drinking on the street."
As a result of this action, Duterte was inundated with criticism. It is considered depriving people of a clear legal basis and violating human rights. In addition, the mbad arrests (for example, the Novaliches district police each night attracted about 50 people) contributed to new problems such as the full capacity of prisons and the vulnerability of children to abuse.
The denial is of course out of Duterte's mouth. He refused if his policy was to stop people on the street in a frivolous way. He claimed that he had not ordered arrests but "searches". He also argued that the children were not detained in prison, but handed over to the Philippine Department of Welfare to be fed. Moreover, he believes that his policy is consistent with the decision of the Supreme Court
"I never say" arrested ", but if you drink in the alley, in squatter neighborhoods and you make noise, you will be right. "Duterte confirmed
Duterte insisted that what he did was a step to" guarantee the security of the entire country. "He wants the Philippines to avoid all crimes, such as the city of Davao that he has been running for two decades. "If I can imitate [keamanan] Davao all over the country, we will be comfortable, that's the kind of life I want for all Filipinos, you can move around town without worrying" , he said. "The streets are not for criminals like you guys, bading bastards! Do not show yourself because you do not have the right to walk, and if I see you, I will catch you and it will be your last trip. "
(Return) Targeting the Poor
The" anti-bad "this could provoke public anger when Genesis Argoncillo, a 25-year-old man, died while being detained by the police. Argoncillo was arrested on June 16 in front of a shop because he was not wearing clothes, and was later detained by police with 130 other men in a cell that could only accommodate six people.
Soon, Argoncillo was killed.The police called the death of Argoncillo caused by the shortness of breath.However, the forensic results show that he was killed with a body full of cuts and d & rsquo; # 39; bruises. "He was arrested and killed for not wearing the dress of this night," said Jane Azuelo, Argoncillo's sister. "Is this really a crime?"
A catch seemingly illegal of legality and targeting marginalized people is a point of criticism directed against Duterte With his anti-vagrant policy, he does not stop there, notes Human Rights Watch, after being arrested, they are placed in prison cells crowded with poor and inhuman health conditions.
The accumulation puts them in a situation at risk for lack of food, air, body care, toilets. As a result, diseases such as tuberculosis, skin infections, diarrhea and sepsis occur among prisoners. Not to mention that prisoners are often subjected to torture and arbitrary treatment of prison guards, as experienced Argoncillo in mid-June.
Manila can claim that the policy has been pursued to "ensure the safety of persons". noted, this policy targets all who live with the conditions of poverty all economically and socially. They are poor people living in slums and congested in metropolitan areas.
Their houses are narrow and uninhabitable. With the situation, they often leave the house without wearing clothes or going out with others to drink because of their deplorable living conditions. But for the government, those who do so are in fact considered criminals and are subjected to the intimidating treatment of the authorities.
"Philippine police conduct a" crime prevention "campaign that essentially traps Filipinos on low incomes when they are in public. Phelim Kine, deputy director of HRW Asia, said: "This campaign threatens people to return to trauma after being terrorized by" drug war "executions threatening their health and safety."
This vast operation is similar to Duterte's drug policy in the Philippines, and thanks to the campaign, the politician who served Mayor Davao is the Malacanang Palace, and shortly after its inauguration on June 30, 2016, the policy of "war Against drugs "was applied and blood was flowing through the streets of Manila and other cities
pursuing its policy, the 16th president dropped the lawsuit or" shoot on the spot "to those who are fighting. It unleashes a disastrous effect: many groups justiciaries across the Philippines follow the practice of murder.They pursued drug traffickers and drug addicts
On the basis of Claims by the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, 1.2 million drug addicts and about 90,000 drug traffickers have been arrested. Drug transactions are recognized as being reduced by 26% and crime rates by 29%. Meanwhile, according to the Philippines Information Agency, the number of civilians killed in official operations and the brutal actions of vigilante have affected 5,617 people. On the side of the security apparatus: 68 people were killed and 184 others injured.
The brutal policy of "war on drugs" Duterte is undoubtedly distorted. The most notable case was that of Kian Delos Santos, a high school student, who was killed by police in August 2017 and started demonstrations of citizens. Pressed, Duterte admitted that there had been a mistake in the operation and ordered the police to reorganize its institutional structure.
After the mbadacre, the corpse lay down, the police arrived at the scene and the reporters took pictures from various sides respectively. People already know when there are crowds and corpses, in conclusion: he is a user or a drug trafficker.
Duterte acts cruelly under the pretext of eradicating the crime. the heaviest on the island of Mindanao, he did the same. Duterte has not only eliminated traffickers and drug addicts one by one, but also street children considered "disturbing" by the Davao / DDS rehabilitation team.
In a Human Rights Watch report in April 2009, "You Can Die Any When: Death Squad Killings Mindano," in the mid-1990s to 2009, there were more than a thousand people executed by DDS, mostly shot and stabbed with a sharp knife. In his operation, DDS gets the help of the police in the supply of weapons and the list of those who must be killed.
The widespread murder of eradication is ironic without accompanying the reform of the most corrupt police institution. In addition, two police officers were suspected of kidnapping and murdering Jee Ick-joo, a South Korean businessman in October 2016. Jose Antonio Custodio, a Filipino military historian , said the main mistake of the Duterte government was (19459006) The diplomat tried never to work because he only eradicated the problems on the surface of the police.
The drug eradication policy, as Luke Hunt wrote in The Diplomat without falling supplier, and unfortunately even caused the death of thousands of people. Cesar Gaviria, who had presided over Colombia (1990-1994), asked Duterte not to make mistakes as he did when he fought against the traffickers of drug in Colombia. According to Gaviria, the deployment of many armed forces to fight drugs is only putting a lot of money, in addition to aggravating the situation.
Duterte often says that his war is aimed at drug traffickers. However, in the HRW research that is often the victims are lower clbad people. In the end, many see this Duterte war as a clbad war: by the hands of the police or groups of armed thugs, high-ranking people hunt down the poor and practice misconduct procedures for the middle clbad
. learn from the previous policy. It continues to exterminate the poor on the pretext of "creating state security." The question: how long?
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