PNP chief maintains regularity of Bilar, Bohol operation

“Nevertheless, if there are complaints, we are open for investigation but based on the report, it’s a legitimate operation. In fact, it’s an intelligence driven operation and an implementation of a warrant of arrest…So far, with the report of the police regional office, there is no irregularity,” he added.

Earlier, Karapatan Central Visayas called for an independent investigation on the operation, as it claimed that what happened to the five “victims” was a “massacre.”

It noted that based on the accounts of the residents in the area, the five were accosted alive.

“We call for an independent investigation of this gruesome incident given the propensity of state security units to summarily execute suspects under the guise of its worn-out ‘nanlaban’ narrative,” Karapatan said in a statement.

“We can never put faith in the narratives proliferated by state forces, whose legacy has consistently revolved around deceit and fabrication,” it added. (TPM/SunStar Philippines)