Manila Bulletin
Independent probe on NDFP peace consultant's killing? Sure, says Eleazar
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to an independent investigation into the deaths of Reynaldo Bocala, a National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant, and his aide Welly Arguelles Epago, during a police operation in Iloilo.
PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar stated that the PNP welcomes any probe initiated by the relatives and colleagues of Bocala and Epago.
Rights group Karapatan has called for an independent investigation, arguing that Bocala should have been protected under the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG).
Eleazar assured that the PNP's Internal Affairs Service would conduct its own investigation to determine if any police operatives committed lapses during the operation that led to their deaths.
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