Defense chief to Palparan: 'Stop smearing the military's image and come out of hiding'

From InterAksyon (Nov 29): Defense chief to Palparan: 'Stop smearing the military's image and come out of hiding'



Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin challenged retired general Jovito Palparan to come out of hiding and face the charges against him instead of smearing the name of the Armed Forces of the Philippines by remaining a fugitive. "Do not smear your organization. Come out, prove yourself to be innocent … he's a fugitive and he's destroying the name of the armed forces, not only the army," Gazmin told reporters. Palparan, who is wanted on charges related to the enforced disappearance of University of the Philippines students Karen Empeno and Sherlyn Cadapan, has continued to evade arrest despite a P2-million bounty. This has roused suspicions of human rights activists that he is being coddled by the military. Gazmin said the AFP continues to strive to be a professional organization and Palparan's continued hiding is not helping improve the military’s image.

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