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PNP campaign vs ‘tambays’ a human rights violation, says party-list group
Lawmakers from the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) party-list called the Philippine National Police (PNP) campaign against ‘tambays’ or people loitering at night a violation of human rights.
“The people have the right to refuse to come with the police in invitations, they have the right to remain silent and to a counsel. To detain people without telling them the crime they supposedly committed violates human rights,” Representative Antonio Tinio said in a statement on Tuesday.
“It should be clear to law enforcers and to President [Rodrigo] Duterte a person cannot be arrested on mere suspicion that he or she is up to no good or could be a potential criminal. A verbal order from the President is not enough basis for any arrest,” he added.
Tinio was referring to a directive of President Duterte, who had warned against bystanders for allegedly being the cause of crime in the streets.
The president’s move was met with criticisms, as Tinio and Representative France Castro, along with other lawmakers, compared it to 1972 Martial Law.
“Is this directive in preparation for a nationwide martial law? What is happening now is already martial law-like where people get nabbed in the middle of the night because it’s beyond curfew time,” Castro said, referring to the practice of discipling bystanders during the time of former President Ferdinand Marcos.
“In the first place, President Duterte and law enforcers are not above the law, they should be the first to enforce and follow our laws,” Tinio said.
Malacañang has defended President Duterte’s desire to apprehend “tambays”, saying that it was only meant to deter crime.
PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde also said there is nothing different or alarming with the president’s orders, as it has been done even before he headed the police force.
According to PNP, more than 3,000 tambays have been arrested in Metro Manila in five days, due to the intensified drive for peace and order.
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