Lawmakers refile bill classifying EJKs as heinous crime

Lawmakers in the 19th Congress have refiled a bill seeking to classify extrajudicial killings (EJKs) as a heinous crime, aiming to provide justice for victims of the former president's drug war.

House Bill No. 1629, jointly authored by several representatives, defines EJK as the unlawful taking of a life without judicial process.

The bill proposes life imprisonment for public officials, state agents, or anyone acting under state authority who commits or orders such killings.

This legislative measure is a follow-up to the Quad Committee's investigation into killings conducted outside the legal system during the previous Congress.