ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights investigating team returned from Sulu empty handed and the 7 “freed alleged Abu Sayyaf conspirators” have not filed any formal complaint before the commission.
“They have not filed any complaint,” before the Commission on Human Rights, said Reymundo Ituralde, Chief, Investigation Division.
Ituralde’s group was expecting for the legal counsel of the 7 alleged conspirators to file a complaint before their office after their release.
“We can not do anything unless they will file,” a complaint before the commission said Ituralde.
The team also received information, aside from the 7 individuals accused of conspiring with the Abu Sayyaf, there were 36 others who were allegedly invited by police for questioning.
The group however was not able to meet any of the 36 “invitees” during their investigation in Jolo over the weekend.
“We were looking for them, wala talaga,” Ituralde claimed.
The seven were part of the individuals invited and arrested in the crackdown following the declaration of state of emergency in the province.
Ituralde claimed, they also tried looking for the 36 individuals who were allegedly invited by police. The number of invited individuals came from the legal counsel of the network of civic groups in Sulu.
They are interested to know the manner of invitation done to the “suspects” through an interview.
Ituralde said, they expected to “reduce the statement to affidavits,” if they were able to at least interview one of those invited by the police.
For human rights lawyers, invitation is legal if “not tainted by coercion” from the part of the police. Their interest lies in the manner how the “arrest” of the accused.
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