Most Pinoys believe cops involved in EJKs, illegal drug trade

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/09/06/ejk-drug-war-jc-2017-090517.jpg"/><figcaption>A gun is seen on the hand of one of two alleged drug pushers who were killed after allegedly fighting it out with police in Vitas, Tondo, July 21, 2016.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE)</strong> - Most Filipinos believe police officers are involved in extrajudicial killings, the illegal drug trade, and planting of evidence against drug suspects, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Wednesday.</p><p>The report came a week after President Rodrigo Duterte said his campaign against illegal drugs, criticized globally for alleged summary killings, would be &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/20/19/duterte-drug-war-to-be-harsher-in-the-coming-days">harsher in the days to come</a>.&quot; </p><p>He has fiercely defended the campaign, saying those slain had resisted arrest and that police officers who abuse authority would be prosecuted. </p><p>Of 1,440 respondents in the December survey, 66 percent said the allegation that police officers are involved in executing drug suspects are &quot;definitely or probably true,&quot; while 28 percent said they are &quot;undecided.&quot; Five percent said it was &quot;definitely or probably not true.&quot;</p><p>Belief in police involvement in drug killings is highest in Metro Manila at 72 percent, followed by Balance Luzon at 67 percent, and Visayas and Mindanao at 63 percent each.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/02/27/1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Meanwhile, 58 percent said they believe police officers plant evidence on drug suspects, 33 percent are &quot;undecided,&quot; and 9 percent believe it is &quot;definitely or probably not true.&quot;</p><p>The survey also found that 68 percent of Filipinos believe that policemen are involved in the illegal drug trade, with 26 percent &quot;undecided&quot; and 5 percent saying the allegation is &quot;definitely or probably not true.&quot;</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/02/27/2.jpg"/></figure></div><div><strong>&#x27;Nanlaban&#x27;?</strong></div><p>The latest survey also showed that more Filipinos- 44 percent- are undecided on whether or not they believe police officers who claim that drug suspects killed in operations had resisted arrest. </p><p>An equal number are on opposing ends: 28 percent believe police are not telling truth and another 28 percent believe otherwise. </p><p>This results in zero net opinion on police truthfulness, the SWS said, similar to results in June 2018.</p><p>Net opinion about the truthfulness of the police’s “nanlaban” claims was lowest in Metro Manila at -11, followed by Balance Luzon at -3, Visayas at +3, and Mindanao at +11.</p><div><strong>PNP: WE FOLLOW RULE OF LAW</strong></div><p>Reacting to the survey, the PNP on Thursday said it follows the law in all its operations.</p><p>PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Bernard Banac, insisted that all police units respect human rights.</p><p>&quot;We assure the public the PNP subscribes to the rule of law. All anti-drug operations are done with utmost respect for human rights and human life,&quot; he told reporters in a media briefing.</p><p>The government&#x27;s anti-narcotics campaign has seen some 5,000 drug suspects killed since 2016, but human rights groups say this figure is severely understated.</p><p>The campaign has drawn widespread criticism for alleged state-sponsored killings, which the government has denied. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/29/18/palace-reiterates-dutertes-ejk-sin-remark-no-admission-of-guilt">Palace reiterates Duterte&#x27;s EJK sin remark no admission of guilt</a></li></ul><p>The fourth quarter poll was conducted from December 16 to 19. It has a margin of error of ±2.6 percent for national figures.</p><div><strong>- with a report from Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News</strong><br/> </div>

<p>Most Filipinos believe policemen are involved in extrajudicial killings, the illegal drug trade, and planting of evidence against drug suspects, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Wednesday.</p>

Most Filipinos believe policemen are involved in extrajudicial killings, the illegal drug trade, and planting of evidence against drug suspects, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed Wednesday.

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Most Pinoys believe cops involved in EJKs, illegal drug trade

Most Pinoys believe cops involved in EJKs, illegal drug trade

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Published Feb 27, 2019 08:24 PM PHT

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Updated Feb 28, 2019 04:00 PM PHT

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