In a motion for reconsideration filed on Thursday before the DOJ’s panel of prosecutors, Asuncion’s wife, Liezel, through the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), pleaded for the reconsideration of the dismissal of the murder case, arguing-- READ
policemen for the death of labor leader Emmanuel “Manny” Asuncion during the so-called “Bloody Sunday” killings in Southern Tagalog on March 7, 2021.
CALL FOR JUSTICE. Members of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan show the images of “Bloody Sunday” massacre victims in front of the Department of Justice . The National Union of People’s Lawyers , counsel for the family of killed BAYAN Cavite coordinator Manny Asuncion, also filed a motion for reconsideration of the DOJ’s dismissal of charges against the suspects in Asuncion’s killing. Danny Pata
Manny Asuncion, a coordinator of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Cavite, was among those who died on March 7, 2021. He was reportedly shot by law enforcement officers during the serving of search warrants in Southern Tagalog provinces against suspected members of communist terrorist groups. Liezel said in her complaint that they were sleeping on the second floor when six policemen wearing ski masks barged into the room.
“The Autopsy Report of Dr. Raquel B. Del Rosario-Fortun dated June 17, 2021 states that no gunpowder nitrates and residue was found in the hands of Manny, contradicting the police’s claim that Manny fired shots at them and, thus, compelled them to fire back in self-defense.
It said there was also premeditation in the killing of Manny “because the police reports show that this incident was part of the implementation of COPLAN ASVAL, with Manny deemed as a target ‘Communist-Terrorist Group member.’”
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