'Landmines are murder.' Vice President Leni Robredo condemns rebels' use of the explosive device that killed athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin over the weekend. More:
MANILA — The use of landmines constitutes "murder," Vice President Leni Robredo said on Wednesday, as she condemned rebels' use of the explosive device that killed athlete Kieth Absalon and his cousin over the weekend.
The Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People's Army, on Tuesday took "full responsibility" for the blast in Masbate City last Sunday that killed 21-year-old Kieth and his cousin Nolven Absalon, 40, a father of 4. An international treaty bans the use of landmines that cause indiscriminate killings, noted Robredo, a lawyer.
"Hindi ito makatao. No goal or ideology can justify the use of such devices," Robredo said in a statement. "Paglabag ito sa batas, sa karapatang pantao, sa mga patakaran ng pakikidigma, at sa mismong pag-unawa natin sa mga hangganan ng kayang gawin ng tao sa kanyang kapwa. Hindi ito pakikibaka; labas ito sa usapin ng paghahangad nating matigil ang hidwaan. Landmines are murder," she added. "Kasama kami sa dalangin, paghahanap ng katarungan, at mithiing hindi na maulit pa ang ganitong walang-katuturang pagpatay," she said.
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