Press Release
July 3, 2020

STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD J. GORDON ON MURDER OF MILITARY MEN BY POLICEMEN IN SULU

I strongly condemn the killing of our soldiers at the hands of police officers. It was not a rub-out, it was a clear murder. The four army officers had no guns and I deplore the mendacity and the maliciousness of the police officers which was evidenced in the fact that they tampered with the evidence and the crime scene.

I am glad that President Duterte has announced that he is going to the slain soldiers' wake to honor Maj. Marvin Indamog, commanding officer of the Army's 9th Intelligence Service Unit; Capt. Irwin Managuelod, Sgt. Eric Velasco and Cpl. Abdal Asula. This would also bring comfort to their bereaved families.

I also call on the president to conduct a top level investigation on all generals of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army. There is a need to investigate and determine what is wrong with the policy that incidents such as these occur.

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