The Philippine National Police is promising to not abuse “Oplan Tokhang” if ever the controversial campaign against illegal drugs is revived. | JMangaluzINQ
According to Fajardo, the PNP regularly assess the successes of past anti-drug operations.
“Nagkakaroon po ng periodic evaluation at assessment, at ‘yung mga best practices po ng nagdaang panahon ay pwedeng i-konsidera at i-revive kung nakikita nating effective pero in the case po of Operation Tokhang, alam naman po natin, sir, na naging epektibo po ito,” said Fajardo. Oplan Tokhang started during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, who advocated a brutal war on drugs.
Data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency showed that Duterte’s “drug war” left 6,215 people dead but critics and human rights defenders said the figure is higher – possibly around 20,000.Last month, Human Rights Watch asserted that the PNP has been downplaying the number of deaths during anti-drug operations conducted under the current administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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