Thousands of PH Cops ‘Have Been Punished’

Undersecretary Severo Catura, executive director of the Presidential Human Rights Committee secretariat (Source: Yahoo News)

Thousands of Philippine police officers have received administrative punishments with more than 2,000 dismissed for wrongdoings during raids where drug suspects were killed under the president's crackdown, Communications Assistant Secretary Marie Rafael Banaag told a news conference. She said 7,867 of 14,724 police investigated for their involvement in police drug operations that led to deaths from July 2016 until last April received administrative punishments for unspecified lapses (See Yahoo News for story).