THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) refuted the claim of Press Secretary Martin Andanar that the commission had cleared President Rodrigo Duterte from allegations that he ordered the summary executions committed by the Davao Death Squad when he was mayor of Davao City. “The commission did not clear the former mayor of Davao City of extrajudicial killings and his alleged involvement in the Davao Death Squad (DDS),” the CHR said in a statement. On Monday, Andanar told a Palace reporters that the CHR and other government agencies have cleared Duterte from his alleged involvement in the DDS. “It is clear from the quoted portions of the Resolution that deaths have occurred in significant numbers and no investigations were conducted by the local government,” it said. The commission said that the recent revelations of former police officer Arthur Lascañas that Duterte personally ordered him to kill criminals in Davao will be part of its investigation.

Source: Manila Times February 22, 2017 12:05 UTC