Tuesday, May 27th, 2008...10:35 am
Six more killed as intervention is sought
AT GLANCE: While the Asian Legal Resource Center (ALRC) is submitting this written submission before the UN Human Rights Council on May 22, six other persons had fallen victims to the continuing murders on pretext of “vigilante killings“. Appeals for appropriate intervention from the concerned authorities have likewise been made on these six cases.
Of the six cases mentioned above, we have already reported in this blog earlier the murders of 27-year old German Sanchez, Alcon Ramirez and 28-years old Dalmacio Tiewen.
The other cases were of victims:
1. VIENVINIDO AGUSTINES, 22 years old; of Dagohoy Paradise, Barangay North, General Santos City. On May 20, at around 8:40pm Vienvinido was walking on his way together with his two other companions when he was shot dead. The five men were apparently waiting for him at the roadside. He suffered gunshot wounds to his chest while his companions were unhurt. The gunmen immediately escaped onboard their motorcycle. Vienvinido’s neighbours immediately went to his rescue. They took him to a nearby hospital but he died on his way. But even before the police complete their investigation, they had already started looking into the victim’s background and his supposed criminal records.
2. ALVIN TULIO, of Zone 4, Barangay Labangal, General Santos City. On May 19, at around 1:30pm Alvin was approached by two men, who had introduced themselves to him as soldiers, who pretended that they were looking for his place. However, when Alvin pointed to them where he was living, they shot him in the head from behind using a .45 calibre pistol. He died on the spot due to fatal gunshot wounds. The gunmen had immediately escaped onboard their motorcycle. Alvin’s death had also been reported as yet another case of vigilante killing.
3. JERRY LAPATIS, 34 years old; of Purok 1 extension, Barangay Conel, General Santos City. On May 19, at around 8:30pm Jerry was together with his wife, Fe, taking part in his neighbour’s birthday party, when two of his five attackers shot him dead. He was seated outside his neighbour’s house when the attackers, armed with a .45 calibre pistol, suddenly appeared and shot twice in the head.
Photo: A TV grab from ABS-CBN showing policemen rounding up criminal suspects in the city.
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