The military has urged human rights group Karapatan to file court cases against soldiers who committed human rights violations.
Captain Rhyan Batchar, chief information officer of the 10th Infantry (Agila) Division of the Philippine Army, said on Sunday that Karapatan should not resort to "trial by publicity" but file formal complaints if they have evidence against erring soldiers.
Karapatan earlier accused elements of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and Task Force Haribon of harassment in the area.
One particular incident pointed out by the group was the alleged prevention of residents of Sitio Cabagkutan, Barangay Dominga to evacuate during an armed confrontation between government forces and the New People's Army (NPA) rebels and the interrogation of Kagawad Dennis Epal, who was accused of being a member of the NPA.
Karapatan also cited the killing of a certain Rodolfo Dagahuya, Jr., a 33-year-old farmer in Barangay Dominga, and the illegal search of the residence and the mauling of a civilian identified only as Lascuña in Sitio Kibaton in the same village.
Batchar said that a series of military offensives were carried out in the area as part of the pursuit operations against the NPA rebels who were responsible for the series of attacks in Davao City and Panabo City late last month. Two rebels and a soldier were killed and nine other government troopers were wounded during skirmishes that took place from May 6 to 11, he added.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/987548
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