Martial Law In Mindanao

Philippine policemen check evacuees from marawi aboard a van at a checkpoint by the entrance of iligan city in southern island of mindanao on may 24 2017 philippine president rodrigo duterte warned that martial law would be harsh and like a dictatorship after imposing military rule in the south of the country to combat islamist militants. Lumads or the non muslim indigenous peoples of mindanao have been vocally against the imposition of martial rule due to the past experience of martial law during the marcos dictatorship. Tuesday declared martial law in the entire mindanao island amid the ongoing clashes between government troops and maute group terrorists in marawi city presidential spokesman ernesto abella said.

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With the approved request mindanao would be under martial law for a total of over two and a half years or from may 23 2017 to december 31 2019 nearly half of duterte s term.

Martial law in mindanao. Mindanao was placed under martial law for over two years after the islamic state inspired maute militant group launched it attacks to marawi city in may 2017. The initial proclamation was after an attempt by state forces to. After 3 months since the imposition of martial rule numerous human rights violations were recorded by independent human rights organizations. Duterte placed the whole of mindanao under martial law for two and a half years from may 2017 until the end of december 2019.

Abella in a briefing in moscow said the president ordered him to make the announcement. Martial law will be in effect on the muslim majority southern philippines island for 60 days to suppress lawless violence and rebellion and for public safety said abella according to pna. Please be guided that the declaration of martial law in the island of mindanao does not suspend the operation of the constitution nor supplement the functioning of the philippine judicial and legislative assemblies nor authorize the conferment of jurisdiction on military courts and agencies over civilian where civil courts are able to function nor automatically suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus. The imposition lasted until december 31 2019 as security officials observed that the situation had improved.

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