Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday questioned the recent US State Department report which affirmed the credibility of alleged abuses committed by Philippine security forces.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday questioned the recent US State Department report which affirmed the credibility of alleged abuses committed by Philippine security forces.
“But since the State Department seems so sure of its facts we challenge it to provide us with details so our [Commission on Human Rights], a constitutional and independent body, can verify them, and if proven accurate, the perpetrators will be punished,” Lorenzana said in a statement. He pointed out that without data, the accusations were just innuendo and a witch-hunt, as he speculated that the US State Department might have been a victim of black propaganda.
Amid the criticism against the security forces, Lorenzana noted that the Armed Forces of the Philippines has been acknowledged as the most trusted agency of the government.released Tuesday, the US State Department found reports on human rights abuses allegedly committed by Philippine security forces "credible.
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