A lawyer who only responded to the arrest of activists in Iloilo City was included among those detained by police officers on Friday, Labor Day, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) claimed. | gabriellaluinq
“This is yet another of the harassment, nuisance and idiotic charges against lawyers merely exercising their profession and performing their duties,” they added.
KMU chair Elmer Labog accused the government of using the enhanced community quarantine as an excuse to arrest activists critical of the government, as they insisted that their protests would be done online and locally, maintaining social distancing. “It seems human rights lawyers are especially targeted because of our unflinching conviction and commitment to defend victims and arm them with knowledge and advise on their rights while reconciling with the imperatives of the public health emergency,” NULP explained.
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