DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Aug. 26, 2014) – Naglunsad ng rally ang Gabriela sa Davao City upang hingin na managot ang hepe ng pulisya doon dahil sa paglabag ng batas sa the RA 9262 or Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act of 2004 matapos na lumutang ang video nito na hinampas ang asawa sa gitna ng kanilang pagtatalo sa loob ng kanilang bahay.
Inakusahan ng Gabriela si Senior Supt. Vicente Danao ng paglabag sa batas, ngunit naunang sinabi ng opisyal na siya ay naset-up lamang ng kanyang asawa at anak. Mismong ang anak nito ang kumuha ng video gamit ang kanyang cell phone at ito ay na-upload sa Youtube at naging viral.
Sinabi naman ni Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte na personal itong problema ni Danao. Wala rin tugon o hakbang ang Philippine National Police sa naturang insidente.
“Alarming, this is how we describe, at the very least, the actions of Davao City Police Chief Sr. Supt. Vicente Danao Jr. who was caught assaulting his wife in an uploaded video, and dismissing it thereafter as a private matter. To say that we are aghast at this police officer who publicly admitted to his crime, yet tries to escape responsibility in the pretext of privacy is an understatement,” pahayag pa ni Mary Ann Sapar, ang Secretary General ng Gabriela.
Nanawagan rin si Sapar sa pamahalaang lokal na patawan ng disciplinary action si Danao o kaya ay suspindihin bilang hepe ng pulisya.
“We demand that he be suspended from his post for no one is above the law. Women, as our laws mandate, “have the right to the prevention of and protection from all forms of violence and coercion against their person, their freedom, their sexuality, and their individuality. If Sr. Supt. Dano gets away with his crime, it would be a perilous precedent against women’s rights,” wika pa ni Sapar. (Mindanao Examiner)
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