De Lima calls for probe on deaths of New Bataan 5 victims

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De Lima lamented that for the past six years of Duterte's administration, the state has treated young people as its "enemies", killing them "with unconscionable brutality in the name of national security."

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Leila de Lima, a critic of President Rodrigo Duterte's administration, called for an independent probe into the deaths of the victims of the New Bataan 5 incident, after the initial findings of the autopsy report of the slain Lumad school teacher Chad Booc were released to the public. 

 

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) earlier claimed that Booc and four alleged rebels were killed in an encounter with government troops in New Bataan, Davao de Oro on February 24.

 

Findings of the autopsy report on the Booc, as earlier reported by forensic expert Raquel Fortun, initially showed that he suffered multiple gunshot wounds on his trunk and right elbow, while his spinal cord was torn, according to Booc's lawyer Tony La Viña.

 

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