MANILA - Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday defended his weekly public presentation of crime suspects arrested in the capital, saying their rights were never violated.
Moreno gave the statement hours after detained Senator Leila de Lima warned him against committing human rights violations by presenting suspects in press briefings.Last week, Moreno presented 35 drug suspects before the media. Another 14 drug users and peddlers stood behind him in an August 8 press conference.
“Puwede tayong usapang laway lang pero kung nakikita niyo talaga, hindi ba ito magbibigay ng kapanatagan? Hindi ba ito patunay na seryoso kami sa kampaniya? Paano yung human rights ng gusto matulog ng mahimbing?” When asked to react to De Lima’s statement against the way he handles criminals, Moreno said: “You are entitled to your own opinion but for the meantime, being the Mayor of Manila, I have an obligation to clear the city of criminals.”
Manila City Legal Office chief Emeterio Moreno cited the PNP Reorganization Act of 1998 and DILG Reorganization Act of 1990 to defend the mayor’s actions.
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