National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said that more than 600 police officers will use body cameras to combat violations of the rights of suspects.

The chief of the Philippine police announced that hundreds of police officers in the Philippines will begin to wear body cameras during the operation. After thousands of murders and cover up allegations, they will listen to the demands of human rights organizations to be held accountable.

On Monday, an off-duty policeman shot and killed another woman. This caused public outrage. This led to condemnation from activists who said police brutality had become systemic. Under the leadership of President Rodrigo Duterte and his bloody drug war.

The 52-year-old Lilibeth Valdez was killed, recorded on a mobile phone and shared on social media, sparking widespread condemnation.

In the video, police officer Hensie Zinampan was seen pulling Valdez’s hair before shooting her in the neck. Administrative and criminal charges have been filed against him.

The Human Rights Commission said it is investigating the killing.

“Following a series of deaths and killings attributed to the police recently, we urge the Philippine National Police to translate the promise of internal cleansing into an actual reduction in the number of local human rights violations. There are too many deaths for one person,” the agency was killing. Said later.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the recent shooting was “disturbingly reminiscent” In December 2020, a mother and child were killed by a policeman In Tarak province.

Carlos Kant, a senior researcher in Human Rights Watch’s Asia Department, said: “This case shows that only when criminal acts are captured on cameras can the police be held accountable.”

“These incidents highlight the need for police officers to wear body cameras that comply with proper procedures during operations. Although cameras alone cannot prevent police from abusing their power, they bring a certain degree of transparency in police operations.”

On Friday, Lilibeth Valdez, a 52-year-old woman who was shot by an off-duty police officer, was buried in an apartment-style grave in Metro Manila [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]

‘Staging a crime scene’

Valdez rested in peace at a ceremony on Friday.

The Philippine police were accused of executing suspects and then staged crime scenes and fabricated reports. Activists claimed that the culture of impunity under Duterte made them more bold. The police and the government rejected these claims.

Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar (Guillermo Eleazar) said that in order to combat police abuse of power and eliminate doubts about the legality of the operation, more than 600 police officers will use body cameras on Friday.

In a statement, Eleazar also stated that the cameras were “a tribute to the police, whose ultimate sacrifice in performing their mission was accused of extrajudicial executions, providing evidence and other unfair allegations.”