"The international pressure will humiliate the government, ” Sari added. Making one general accountable would not solve the extrajudicial killings in the country, according to America Vera-Zavala of Sweden ’ s Left International Forum. "I'm quite sure this extreme [number] of people killed is not due to one single general. It would be a very unique country if only one general is responsible for all this, ” she said. In a related report, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said she would ask the European Union to assist in the commission ’ s work, declaring that she had "no tolerance for human rights violations." She issued a statement containing detailed instructions after meeting with retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Melo in Malacañang. The instructions were not clear though on how she intended to address the latter ’ s recommendation to hold Palparan accountable for the killings. "But since he is already retired, we cannot take him under our jurisdiction, ” Esperon added. "The Melo Commission failed in its public vow to get to the bottom of the killings: its report, based on Justice Melo ’ s statement to the media, is indicative of a whitewash," Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo said in reaction to Melo's statements. "Melo is silent on GMA ’ s (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ’ s) role. The killings go on even with Palparan out, so what has [the commission] accomplished? ” Ocampo said in a phone interview. Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano said the Melo Commission had “ consciously avoided the responsibility of the President, the Cabinet Oversight Committee on Internal Security and the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya in its report. ” Mariano also said "the killings of activists was integral to the Arroyo administration ’ s counterinsurgency policy," predicting that "the killings won't stop as long as the mastermind is not punished."
"The international pressure will humiliate the government, " Sari added. Making one general accountable would not solve the extrajudicial killings in the country, according to America Vera-Zavala of Sweden ' s Left International Forum. "I'm quite sure this extreme [number] of people killed is not due to one single general. It would be a unique country if only one general is responsible for all this, " she said. In a related report, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday said she would ask the European Union to assist in the commission ' s work, declaring that she had "no tolerance for human rights violations." She issued a statement containing detailed instructions after meeting with retired Supreme Court Justice Jose Melo in Malacañang. The instructions were not clear though on how she intended to address the latter ' s recommendation to hold Palparan accountable for the killings. "But since he is already retired, we cannot take him under our jurisdiction, " Esperon added. "The Melo Commission failed in its public vow to get to the bottom of the killings: its report, based on Justice Melo ' s statement to the media, is indicative of a whitewash," Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo said in reaction to Melo's statements. "Melo is silent on GMA ' s (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ' s) role. The killings go on even with Palparan out, so what has [the commission] accomplished? " Ocampo said in a phone interview. Anakpawis party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano said the Melo Commission had " consciously avoided the responsibility of the President, the Cabinet Oversight Committee on Internal Security and the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya in its report. " Mariano also said "the killings of activists was integral to the Arroyo administration ' s counterinsurgency policy," predicting that "the killings won't stop as long as the mastermind is not punished."
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