Philippine police will wear body cameras after another shooting was killed Human Rights News

National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said more than 600 officers would be used in body-dressed cameras to fight the rights violations of the suspects.

Hundreds of police operations in the Philippines have begun using body cameras, his police chief has announced, following thousands of killings and cover-up allegations in cases of claiming responsibility for human rights groups.

After the announcement denounced public outrage as a result of a deadly shooting at a woman on Monday, the savage police condemned the activists who said it was systematic police brutality. Subject to President Rodrigo Duterte and the bloody war on drugs.

The murder of 52-year-old Lilibeth Valdez was recorded on a mobile phone and shared on social media spreading condemnation.

Hensie Zinampan was seen in the police video pulling Valdez by the hair before shooting him in the neck. He has been charged with administrative and criminal charges.

The Human Rights Commission said it was investigating the murder.

“After blaming the latest death and murder on police officers, we urge the PNP to make internal clean-up commitments a real reduction in cases of human rights violations on the ground. One death is too much,” the agency said after the death.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says recent shooting “reminds concern” In December 2020, a mother was killed by a police officer In the province of Tarlac.

“The case shows that police responsibility can be possible if the crime is caught on camera,” said Carlos Conde, chief investigator at HRW Asia Division.

“These incidents emphasize the need for police officers to wear body cameras with proper protocols in operations. While cameras alone do not stop police abuse, they do bring a measure of transparency in police operations.”

“Staging crime scenes”

Valdez was set for the ceremony on Friday.

Philippine police have been accused of executing the suspects by staging crime scenes and making reports, which the activists say is a culture of impunity under Duterte. Police and the government reject these claims.

Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said to deal with police abuses and dispel doubts about the legitimacy of the operations, more than 600 officers will be using cameras placed on the bodies on Friday.

In a statement, Eleazar said the camera was “a tribute to police officers who were contaminated due to extrajudicial killings, planting evidence and other unfair allegations.”