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Philippine Police Chief Halts Crime Suspect ‘Perp Walks’

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Expand Oscar Albayalde arrives for the National Police chief handover ceremony in Camp Crame, Quezon City, metro Manila, Philippines, April 19, 2018. © 2018 Reuters The Philippine National Police (PNP) did something extraordinary this week: It took action to protect the rights of criminal suspects. On Monday, PNP chief Oscar Albayalde declared that the police will stop parading criminal suspects in front of the media in so-called “perp walks.” Albayalde said the decision to end the practice was made “to be fair to the public.” The Philippine Commission on Human Rights applauded Albayalde’s…

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