MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Leila De Lima on Friday urged the Senate to investigate into the "suspicious circumstances" behind a bloody police raid in Tondo, which is an alleged case of summary execution disguised as a legitimate law enforcement operation. De Lima filed Senate Resolution 566 to direct the appropriate Senate panel to probe into a report by wire agency Reuters showing a video footage contradicting a claims of cops that an anti-drugs operation in Tondo, Manila was a legitimate police activity. READ: Palace 'authenticating' video in Reuters report on drug warIn a report late last month, Reuters obtained a security camera video casting doubts on police killings in the bloody war on drugs. According to the report, eyewitness accounts indicated that the three men were "executed" in Barangay 19 in Tondo. READ: Roque: Duterte not satisfied with PDEA handling drug warDe Lima also stressed that need to discourage law enforcers from immediately dismissing eyewitness testimonies on supposed abuses by government authorities.

Source: Philippine Star December 15, 2017 10:52 UTC