Karapatan calls on the government teams tasked to find the fugitive Ret. Major General Palparan to search the military camps in the country. “In a sudden twist of fate, he might be seeking refuge in the same camps where Karen, Sherlyn and other victims of enforced disappearances were held and tortured,” said Jigs Clamor, secretary general of Karapatan.
Karapatan calls on the government teams tasked to find the fugitive Ret. Major General Palparan to search the military camps in the country. “In a sudden twist of fate, he might be seeking refuge in the same camps where Karen, Sherlyn and other victims of enforced disappearances were held and tortured,” said Jigs Clamor, secretary general of Karapatan.
“We won’t be surprised if Palparan’s co-implementers of Oplan Bantay Laya are coddling him as they are like-minded. The AFP admires Palparan for his role in the government’s insurgency program. It is likely that Palparan will seek refuge in the same structure that nurtured his fangs, with people of the same mindset that implemented the OBL and are now implementing the Oplan Bayanihan,” added Clamor.
Clamor said that, “Palparan brazenly lied when he said that he will face the charges against him. After the Branch 14 of the Malolos Regional Trial Court took cognizance of the case and after the issuance of the warrants of arrest and now the hold departure order, the Butcher seemed to have eaten his words.”
A news report aired on television showed Palparan wearing a cap, shades and a jacket at the immigration counter. “The butcher hid from the airport CCTV cameras and tried to sneak out of the country. Palparan’s failed attempt to escape drags him nowhere but to hiding. With absolute cowardice, the arrogant general who boasts of his counter-insurgency campaigns is now on the run,” said Clamor.
Palparan was responsible for the string of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances and other forms of human rights violations during the Arroyo administration.
“He must come out and answer for his crimes. He must rot in jail. However, the apprehension of Palparan does not guarantee that impunity will no longer exist. As long as this government continues to implement counter-insurgency program, such as the Oplan Bayanihan, human rights violations persists and the people will surely go after its implementers,” concluded Clamor. ###