PNP stands behind cops facing murder raps over Bloody Sunday raids

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This photo shows a protester holding the photo of couple Chai Lemita at Ariel Evangelista who are among the nine activists killed in the bloody Calabarzon raids on March 7.

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police is standing behind the 30 cops facing murder complaints before the Department of Justice in connection to the Bloody Sunday raids where nine activists were killed. 

 

Nine Calabarzon-based labor and human rights activists were shot and killed in what came to be known as the Bloody Sunday raids as police and military personnel implemented search warrants on March 7, 2021. The law enforcement said that all nine violently resisted arrest, but the National Bureau of Investigation eventually found sufficient evidence to file murder raps against 34 officers linked to the raids. 

 

At a press briefing Monday morning, Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin said that the PNP would be extending assistance to the 30 cops. 

 

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