El presidente filipino advierte sobre la suspensión del recurso de habeas corpus

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El presidente filipino advierte sobre la suspensión del recurso de habeas corpus

22 noviembre 2016

La suspensión del recurso de habeas corpus en las Filipinas podría facilitar que se perpetren más abusos de los derechos humanos. Más información, en inglés, está disponible abajo.

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By: Leila B. Salaverria

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Friday night that he may be forced to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if lawlessness in the country escalates, but he quickly added that he would not declare martial law.

Mr. Duterte made the statement in a speech after mentioning the rebellion in Mindanao, the worsening battle with the Maute group, and the alleged widespread illegal drug operations in the country. The Maute gang is a self-styled group of militants based in Lanao del Sur blamed for a September bombing that left 15 dead in Davao city.

“If lawlessness becomes widespread, I might be forced to—I don’t want to do it, I don’t want to. It’s just my warning to them. I don’t want it because it’s not good,” Mr. Duterte said in a mix of Filipino and English in a speech at an event to honor his mother’s humanitarian efforts.

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