Probe killing of Negros farmer, 3 family members, CHR urged

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Farmers and peasant rights advocates called for a thorough investigation on killing of a farmer and three family members in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. | SAbrogarINQ

Emelda’s husband, 55-year old Rolly, was found dead in a sugarcane field near their hut in Barangay Buenavista, according to reports from Negros-based rights group, September 21 Movement.

According to KMP, witnesses reported that Philippine Army soldiers ransacked the Faustos’ hut, alleging that they were supporters of the New People’s Army .KMP also reported that on March 22, 2022, Emelda was interrogated and harassed by armed men in military and plain clothes who then slaughtered her chickens and stole some P5,000 from their home.

Rolly was reportedly accosted that same day, “tortured and forced to confess his alleged ties with the NPA,” according to KMP.KMP coordinator Danila Tabura maintained that the killing of the Faustos is not an isolated incident as numerous killings have previously been reported in the province.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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