The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Archbishop Socrates Villegas spoke to law enforcers not to seek after vigilantism or join any vigilante developments.
Paliwanag ni Villegas, "God never gave up on us. We have no right giving up on ourselves or on our brothers and sisters".
(Hindi kailangan man tayo pinabayaan ng Diyos. Wala tayong karapatan pabayaan ang ating sarilli o ang ating mga kapatid)
"Jesus came to restore the harmony of Paradise. Let no one ever raise his hand against his brother or sister, for the blood that is shed – even if it be the blood of one we suspect of crime – cries to heaven for justice!"
(" Si Hesus ay dumating upang ibalik ang pagkakatugma ng Paraiso. Wag hayaang mi isang bumuhat ng kamay laban sa kanyang kapatid na lalaki o kapatid na babae, para sa pagdanak ng dugo - . Kahit pa ito'y dugo ng isang pinaghihinalaan natin sa kriminal - sumigaw sa langit para sa katarungan!")
He explained that bishops "are disturbed" that more and more suspected drug peddlers, pushers, and criminals "have been shot, supposedly because they resist arrest." One of them, Alfie "Buddy" Turado, was reportedly shot dead after allegedly trying to grab a gun from a policeman inside a police vehicle.
On a statement, Duterte has said law enforcers can shoot suspected criminals who resist arrest.
(Sa isang testimonya nasabi ni Duterte na ang mga nagpapatupad ng batas pwedeng pumatay ng mga pinaghihinalaang kriminal na umiiwas magpa-aresto.)
In the CBCP statement, Villegas also reminded law enforcers that society counts on them for justice and fairness.
"There can be no greater insult to the Creator than to use the gifts of intelligence, discernment, and one’s success at legal studies" for evil ends, Villegas said.
Lumabas lamang ang pahayag galing sa CBCP ng matikman ng Pilipinas ang "anti-crime war" na pangako mismo ni Duterte na ipatutupad niya sa simula ng kanyang panunungkulan.
Since Duterte's victory, there are 40 drug suspects had been reportedly killed compared with 39 on the record, four months before according to Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP).
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