Prosecution18 June 2024verifiedCET-ZCKDJP

A Philippine court convicts four police for a drug-war killing

A Caloocan court found four policemen guilty of homicide for killing Luis and Gabriel Bonifacio during a September 2016 drug raid. The officers were sentenced to up to ten years in prison and ordered to pay damages to the family. It was only the fourth known conviction of police for a drug-war killing, out of thousands of deaths.

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Caloocan cops convicted of homicide over killing of father, son in 2016 drug operation (18 June 2024). Rappler. 18 June 2024; Caloocan RTC Branch 121; four officers; sentence and damages.
Philippine court convicts four police officers for killings in Duterte drug war (18 June 2024). Benar News. 18 June 2024; fourth known drug-war conviction; victims Luis and Gabriel Bonifacio.

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