Filipino activists call for justice ahead of Senate probe into drug war killings

Record ID: 907466

  • Title: Filipino activists call for justice ahead of Senate probe into drug war killings
  • Date: 23rd August 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 23, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FILIPINO ACTIVISTS HOLDING RALLY IN FRONT OF NATIONAL POLICE HEADQUARTERS FILIPINO ACTIVISTS RINGING BELLS WHILE HOLDING PLACARDS READING (English): "STOP EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS!" FILIPINO ACTIVIST RINGING BELL WITH TEXT READING (English): "STOP THE KILLINGS!" FILIPINO ACTIVIST RINGING BELLS WHILE HOLDING PLACARDS READING (English): "STOP EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS!" FILIPINO ACTIVISTS BLOWING WHISTLE WHILE HOLDING PLACARD READING (English): "JUSTICE FOR KIAN! JUSTICE FOR ALL!" FILIPINO ACTIVIST BLOWING WHISTLE FILIPINO ACTIVISTS PROTESTING IN FRONT OF CAMERAMEN AND PHOTOGRAPHERS FILIPINO ACTIVIST HOLDING BANNER READING (English): "JUSTICE FOR KIAN! JUSTICE FOR ALL THE VICTIMS OF EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS!"
  • Embargoed: 6th September 2017 12:33
  • Keywords: drugs war Duterte drugs war boy killed in drugs war war on drugs Philippine protest Philippines
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016VDMXJ9
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Hundreds of Filipino activists held a rally in front of the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Manila on Wednesday (August 23), ahead of a Senate probe into the recent surge of deaths in President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.
    The activists demanded justice for 17-year-old high school student Kian Delos Santos who was among the 80 killed last week in so-called one-time big-time anti-drug operations in Manila and surrounding provinces.
    Delos Santos' death has made national headlines and prompted several protests after CCTV footage showed plain-clothed policemen dragging the student to a dark alley where he was later found riddled with bullets.
    Senators allied and opposed to Duterte has called for a hearing on the killings on Thursday (August 24), almost a year after the firebrand leader began his bloody crackdown on narcotics that has already killed 12,000, including a Korean businessman in February.
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