A pro-government militia shot dead a farming couple who
rejected his demand to put him first in queue in the family-owned corn mill in
Davao del Norte’s Kapalong town, a human rights group said Tuesday.
Karapatan said the militia, who is under the 72nd Infantry
Battalion, also opened fire on other farmers in the corn mill and attempted to
shoot at the couple’s eight-year old daughter.
Both Reynaldo Martir, Sr and his wife Teresita were killed
in the rampage which occurred near a military post, but soldiers failed to
arrest the militia who later escaped.
Hanimay Suazo, Karapatan’s Secretary-General, condemned the
twin murder which occurred just recently.
She called on the government to disband all militia groups
under the command of the Philippine military.
“Once again, we call for the immediate disbandment of
paramilitary forces and call for the pull-out of state troops in the
countryside,” Suazo said, adding, “state forces have only wrought gross human
rights violations against civilians.”
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.net/2015/04/pro-government-militia-kills-couple-in.html
These accusations of human rights abuses need to be looked at closely. KARAPATAN is the main Communist Party of the Philippines-associated human rights front organization. The main goal of the group is to discredit the Armed Forces of the Philippines and its associated elements on human rights issues.
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