Rep. Cendaña also condemned the drug war as a textbook case of crimes against humanity, a brutal campaign for which former president Duterte is being tried for at The Hague.
ON the 8th Anniversary of the brutal killing of drug war victim Kian delos Santos, family and friends conducted a solemn activity in Caloocan City to commemorate his death and call for justice for other innocent victims of the bloody war on drugs.
Participants included Kian’s family, his uncle Randy delos Santos, who conducted a wreath laying, candle lighting and a prayer vigil for Kian and all those who lost their lives to the violence.
Among those gathered was Deputy Minority Leader Akbayan Rep. Perci Cendaña who previously filed the Kian Bill–named in honor of delos Santos–vowing to refile the bill:
“The Kian Bill prohibits tokhang and all forms of police violence. Kian’s death, along with the deaths of all drug war victims, is a haunting reminder of a tragic phase in our recent history.”
“Dapat maging mitsa ito ng reporma sa loob ng kapulisan, na hindi pagpatay ang solusyon sa kahit anong krimen. Lalo na’t ng libo-libong mga inosente at mahihirap,” he added.
Rep. Cendaña also condemned the drug war as a textbook case of crimes against humanity, a brutal campaign for which Former President Duterte is being tried for at The Hague.
“The extrajudicial killings are not just crimes against individual families or communities. EJKs are crimes against humanity. Hindi kinilala ang pagkatao ng mga biktima ng drug war. Walang due process, putok lang agad ng gatilyo,” Rep. Cendaña added.
The lawmaker also expressed support for efforts to rejoin the International Criminal Court and challenged the President to support such moves.
“Kailangan nang bumalik sa ICC kung seryoso ang ating pamahalaan na protektahan ang mga inosente. We need a mechanism that can hold the architects of mass murder to account. Hangga’t hindi tayo bumabalik sa ICC, may pangamba na maulit itong madugong kabanata ng ating kasaysayan,” Rep. Cendaña emphasized.
