In a news statement, the HRW said the three NPA rebels were executed for offenses, such as spying for the military and common crimes such as rape.
THE Human Right Watch condemned on Monday the killing of three rebels following a “sham trial” conducted by suspected New People’s Army rebels in Negros Occidental under its so-called “revolutionary justice” meted against “enemies of the people.”
Estrebillo, on the other hand, was executed after he was accused of “tipping off” soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 79th Infantry Battalion in the province that led to a military operation where two children were injured and one civilian was arrested.On the other hand, Nobleza was accused of providing information to the army that led to a raid on the town in April 2019 that resulted in the deaths of two NPA members and a civilian.
“The New People’s Army has a long history of executing people following trials that don’t meet the most basic standards of fairness,” Carlos Conde, senior Philippine researcher for HRW, said. However, media reports that could not be corroborated indicated that the three men were not in NPA custody at the time of their executions, suggesting that they might not have been able to defend themselves during their trials.
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