PNP disputes Ateneo study result on ‘Oplan Tokhang’By ROY NARRAhome/News/Top Stories/PNP disputes Ateneo study result on ‘Oplan Tokhang’The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday insisted that its Operation (Oplan) Tokhang and other anti-drug operations were implemented with adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights. The statement came after a study done by the Ateneo School of Government said police officers who previously conducted Oplan Tokhang did not observe rights to privacy, due process, counsel, information and health of drug suspects. Police Col. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesman, said they respect this result of the study but maintained that they did not violate any law in conducting Tokhang operations. “Let this be known to all, that we adhere to the rule of law, respect human rights and value life. Based on the Ateneo Drug Archive study, 5,021 people were killed in the first 16 months of the drug crackdown under the Duterte administration.

Source: Manila Times April 27, 2019 16:07 UTC