Reporting the preliminary findings of a review conducted by the Department of Justice, Guevarra, speaking from Manila, told the 46th regular session of the UNHRC in Geneva, Switzerland that there was no proper testing of guns allegedly recovered from drug suspects who were killed ostensibly for resisting arrest.
Critics of the drug war have claimed such guns were often planted on the slain persons, and several reports pointed to the recycling of such firearms by police. Guevarra said in most cases, there was no effort to trace the ownership of the guns.
This story is from the February 27, 2021 edition of The Philippine Star.
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