ACTIVISTS DEMAND DETAILS OF DRUG DEATHS

The Campaign for Popular Democracy yesterday called on police to release
additional details on the deaths resulting from the government's war on drugs.

The campaign made five demands aimed at clearing up lingering doubts about
the deadly crackdown, which lasted from February to April.

In its first demand, the group said the police report should include the
numbers of innocent victims who were killed or mistreated because their
names appeared on drug blacklists.

The government must also spell out measures to correct the damage done.

In its second demand, the group said police must provide clear evidence to
justify the 57 cases classified as extra-judicial killings.

The third demand said police must respond to petitions filed with the
National Human Rights Commission. The petitions called for police to
reassess certain cases in which innocent people were supected of having
been killed by mistake.

The fourth demand called on the prime minister to intervene and ensure that
rogue policemen be punished.

The final demand called for the government to form an independent panel to
scrutinise the police report. The panel should comprise human rights
advocates and legal academics.