Public Attorney’s Office chief Persida Acosta sees no problem with investigations being conducted regarding the administration’s war on drugs as long as they are fair.
“Ngayon, imbestigasyon? Welcome. Mag-imbestiga kayo na — basta patas lang. Eh baka ang i-imbestigahan ay unfair o bias na agad ang statement. Eh dapat puntahan ang tamang mga government stakeholders at mga organisasyon dahil kung ang pupuntahan ay ‘yung mga kaalyado lang nila na parang para durugin ang pamahalaan, mali po ‘yon,” she said at a press conference in Malacañang.
Acosta stood by President Rodrigo Duterte’s aggressice campaign against illegal drugs, saying it was not about killing people but a campaign to stamp out narcotics.
“Kaya po sa aking palagay ay ang ibang mga presidente ng mga bansa ay talagang sumasaludo at humahanga sa ating bagong Pangulo dahil meron po siyang political will para magdeklara ng war on drugs,” she said.
“Ang ibig sabihin po nito ay hindi baril laban sa baril o sandata na pumuputok laban sa sandata kundi kikitilin at papawiin ang kontaminasyon o kamandag ng droga sa ating bayan,” Acosta added.
The PAO chief said her office has been helping out the poor clients in drug related cases, which were pegged 82,000 at the end of Aquino’s term in June 2016.
“Dahil noon pong June 2016 pagbaba ni PNoy, 82,000 po ang naiwan naming kliyente – mga small user, small possessor, hindi maka-pl
