Duterte admin slammed for ‘latest insult to martial law victims’

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A human rights group has condemned the Duterte administration for its “latest insult to the victims of martial law” as former President Ferdinand Marcos was finally laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Friday.

“Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) is outraged by this sneaky burial of a plunderer, dictator and human rights violator,” Emmanuel Amistad, Executive Director of TFDP said in a statement.

“We hold the Duterte administration responsible for this latest insult to the victims of martial law and to the valiant struggle of our people to bring down the conjugal dictatorship,” Amistad added.

The former President was buried with military honors.

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“In life Ferdinand Marcos was a thief. Even in death he remained a thief—robbing our people of all decency, defying our courts and the rule of law,” Amistad said.

Amistad said “the Marcoses and their ilk want to revise history in their bid to regain Malacañang.”

“Their plundered wealth is being used to coopt or buy out those who will stand in their way,” he said.

“To those who conspired and continue to connive to erase the memory of those dark times we say: Guard it well. There will be no rest. There will be no closure. There will be no moving on until justice is done,” he added. RAM/rga

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