Why suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus when bodies of summarily killed criminals already abound? Lagman said the suspension would only be a “farce” with the spate of extrajudicial killings in the country today. He added that the suspension would only embolden the police to intensify the extrajudicial killings allegedly orchestrated by state forces. “With the growing culture of violence and killings, the suspension of the writ may further embolden the police to summarily execute suspects or cause their involuntary disappearance,” Lagman said. “There are no legal and factual bases for the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus,” Lagman said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2016 06:30 UTC