President Benigno Aquino III stands by his decision not to revive the death penalty despite the recent incidents of heinous crimes.
"Nasabi na po ng Pangulo ang kanyang posisyon tungkol diyan (no to death penalty). Yan na po ang posisyon ng Pangulo way, way back, even before he became President," Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda told a press briefing Monday.
Instead, Lacierda said, the President has said there is a need to improve the judicial system in the country as current loopholes in the judicial system may result in an innocent man being given the death penalty.
"The likelihood of somebody getting the death penalty -- assuming it is going to be re-imposed -- you might see an innocent man suffering the death penalty. And so the position taken by the President is that we have to improve the judicial system. Hence, the President is not inclined to revive the death penalty," he said.
Besides, Lacierda noted that efforts to improve the police system are underway to curb crimes, pointing out the increased police visibility especially on the streets of Metro Manila.
The number of index crimes has gone down except for "petty crimes," he said.
"On the side of police enforcement, we’re doing reforms in police enforcement. (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas is in charge of that together with the President. The President has already made marching orders for (Roxas) to ensure that we improve in curbing criminality not just index crimes," he stressed. - PNA
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