Press Statement
Spokesperson, Karapatan-Bicol.
“Monster in the uniformed state security forces again victimized
civilians”
The monster in
the uniformed state security forces again victimized civilians whom they
falsely tagged as rebels in an attempt
to cover up a crime committed in violation of International Humanitarian Law
(IHL) and Human Rights Law. Henry C.
Orbina and Bryan Orbina Gallega, both
employees of BMH Manpower Services working as nuts receivers to client company, PeterPaul Philippine
Corporation in Sorsogon City, were fired
upon by elements of the Philippine National Police (PNP) detailed at the PNP Outpost in Cabid-an, this city last
January 31, 2014.
Henry
C. Orbina died instantly due to multiple gunshot wounds. Bryan Gallega was arrested, detained, and
subsequently charged with two trumped-up cases at the Prosecution Service
Office on allegation that a grenade and a .45 Cal. pistol were found in his
possession.
Witnesses,
however, belie the accusations. Witnesses told Karapatan that immediately after
the gunfire subsided, police officers entered the house where Bryan took
temporary refuge, , ascertained the number of people inside, and asked for
their names. Then they took and searched Bryan’s bag but nothing illegal was
found. The police officers, however,
brought Bryan to the PNP substation in Cabid-an.
At
around 7:00 PM of same date, the victim was taken out of his detention cell
purportedly for ballistic test. But
before he was able to enter the PNP mobile car, he heard one of the police
officers saying, “patayin na ‘yan.” Then
a piece of black clothe was placed on his head. Trembling in fear, he was
shouting that he was innocent and walked back to the PNP substation.
To
justify the arrest, PNP-Sorsogon City filed two trumped-up cases against Bryan
Gallega for violation of the Comprehensive Law on firearms and Ammunition (RA 1059) and violation of Explosive Law (RA
9516). Both the Sorsogon PNP and the 903rd
Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army through its commanding officer, Col. Kakilala
are in chorus in accusing the victims
as NPA rebels despite the certification
to the contrary by the BMH Manpower Services.
Karapatan-Bicol
denounces and condemns in the strongest terms possible this act of impunity
committed by State security forces in systematic violation of human rights and
international humanitarian laws, a bloody trade mark of Oplan Bayanihan (OPB),
the counter-insurgency program of the US-Aquino Regime ably sponsored and
supported by the Imperialist US in consonance to the Us Counter-Insurgency
Guide of 2009.
Justice
for Henry C. Orbina and Bryan O. Gallega and all victims of human rights
violations.
End Impunity!
Resist Oplan Bayanihan
of the Aquino administration!
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