Written by Ernesto Barbante
JUSTICE FOR IVAN ALMEDA! JUSTICE FOR ALL THE VICTIMS!
October 17, 2019 at around 6:55 pm, Ivan Almeda was shot by an unidentified person in the Commercial Center at Mindanao State University Main Campus in Marawi City. He sustained one gunshot wound in the forehead and the reason of critical injury is still unknown and the suspect is still at large.
Ivan Almeda, a 20 years old. A first year student taking up Bachelor of Physical Education in MSU-Marawi, He is from Bayugan, Agusan del Sur.
Over the past years, unresolved criminal cases inside the MSU Marawi Campus is increasing which made the campus unsafe for the students from the MINSUPALA region and from all over the country.
To remember, Crish Lanne Masancay, a first year HRM student was shot dead in the campus last 2015; Samuel Go, a 4th years Agricultural Engineering Student was also shot dead in the campus on June same year. Seven years ago, Prof. Othelo Cobal and Erwin Diaz were both murdered in broad daylight. These five people were killed inside the campus and until now, the perpetrators are still wandering freely. Justice was not delivered and served. It has never been served.
These incidents left a chilling effect in the entire studentry. It even intensified biases and division among tri-people constituents in the university.
As the state institution, it is imperative from the MSU to promote, uphold and protect the human rights of its constituents. In the spate of murder victimizing the students, the concerned students and faculty of msu-Marawi believes that the MSU administration is fully accountable for all the violence and crimes involving the students, faculty members and staffs. These violence and crimes are apparently violation of their human rights. The MSU-Administration’s leniency in immediately bring justice to the victims and its inability to put an end to this violence is intolerable and devalue human rights of the students.
We, therefore, demand to the MSU Administration:
1.Undertake transparent, accountable and speedy action to bring the justice of Ivan and other victims.
2.Conduct immediate investigation on the cases of murder of the campus, and
3.Strengthen the security mechanism centered on the rights and welfare of the students in the campus.
We are taking this stand because we believe that MSU campus is not only mandated to give quality education but to secure and uphold the rights and welfare of the students. #JusticeforIvan
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