In Tuesday's Department of National Defense (DND) budget hearing at the House of Representatives, Philippine Army (PA) chief Lt. Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri said that an investigation is now underway to determine the identities of suspected soldiers who shot and killed a hogtied rebel.
The incident went viral after being posted in the Internet early this year.
The video shows men clad in fatigue uniforms beating a hogtied man, reportedly a rebel, before shooting the victim dead.
The clip is seven minutes long.
Iriberri bared this when questioned by ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio L. Tinio on what steps the military has undertaken to identify and punish the culprits.
He also urged the videographer of the video clip to surface and help the PA in identifying the perpetrators.
However, Iriberri observed that the suspects involved in the incident were wearing non-regulation Army uniforms, inappropriate shoulder patches and devices, and are not equipped with helmets and Kevlar bullet vests which are standard paraphernalia for Filipino troops.
Iriberri also said that they are still determining the location of the shooting and exact time of the incident.
But once identified, the PA chief said that the full strength of law will be meted on these individuals.
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