ALARMED by reports about the alleged practice of some police officers to conceal incidents of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and to tamper with evidence in a crime scene, a lawmaker has asked the Senate to investigate a number of anti-drug operations where drug suspects end up dead before arriving in hospitals.

Sen. Leila de Lima, in filing Senate Resolution 421, cited the special report of a foreign news agency that exposed the alleged practice of certain police officers particularly in Quezon City and Manila police districts in using hospitals to hide incidents of EJKs.

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