MANILA, Philippines — Siniraan umano ng United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur ang Pilipinas kaya naman dapat humingi siya ng tawad, ayon kay Foreign Affairs Sec. Perfecto Yasay Jr.
Sinabi ni Yasay na hinatulan kaagad ni Agnes Callamard ang umano’y extrajudicial killings sa bansa.
"She has damaged the country tremendously by her statement. People had jumped into conclusions that EJKs have been perpetrated in the Philippines and that there is rampant violation, state-sponsored violation of human rights," pahayag ni Yasay.
Aniya ang mga naging pahayag ni Callamard ay naging basehan ng Amerika upang itigil ang pagpapadala ng tulong sa Pilipinas.
"The damage that she has wrought on basis of irresponsibility is so great it demands no less than an apology," dagdag ni Yasay.
Sinabi pa ni Yasay na naglabas ng arbitrary findings si Callamard kahit hindi ito beripikado.
"She simply decided to come over here on the basis of the invitation of the president subject to conditions if she is not amenable to this condition then she goes back to the protocol that is available under the UN," wika ng pinuno ng DFA.
"It is so hypocritical for her to say now that she’d like to come to the Philippines and investigate and preserve the confidentiality when she arrived at conclusions... based simply on media reports that were not verified," dagdag ni Yasay.