MANILA: Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday reminded protesters to remain peaceful in demonstrations and avoid directing violence on innocent persons.
“The State unconditionally respects the right of the people to peaceably assemble and petition the government for redress of their grievances. However, in the name of justice and fair play, this right must end once the right of others begins,” Remulla said in a statement.
He issued the statement following an incident where a Department of Justice (DOJ) security guard sustained a head injury after being attacked by rallyists.
On Thursday, Bayan Timog Katagalugan and other groups rushed to the DOJ main office in Ermita, Manila to express their supposed dissent over the government’s handling of the case of Bayan Laguna member Elizabeth Camoral, who was arrested during the infamous ‘Bloody Sunday’ incident last year.
Remulla said the DOJ will go ‘all-out’ in supporting the injured security guard and his family until justice is served.
In a separa
te statement, DOJ spokesperson and Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV urged rallyists to avoid the rage rhetoric culture in protests.
‘Understand what your true reason and motive why you are demonstrating, drop the anger and violence; let’s talk peacefully, convince rather than coerce,” he said.
Source: Philippines News agency
