Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 21) — Senator Imee Marcos said her father, late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, told her that he did not command any abuses while the country was under martial law.
At least 11,000 people were victims of martial law brutalities, but Imee stressed that there were always scalawags in the police and military who committed the atrocities.He never intended for abuses to happen and it was never a matter of policy,” thre senator said. “Nangyayari pa rin hanggang ngayon, may scalawag, may bulok talaga sa ating kasundaluhan at ating kapulisan.[Translation: It is still happening to this day, there are scalawags, and there are really rotten elements in our army and our police.]In a gathering at the Marcoses’ San Juan residence during the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law, Sen. Marcos recalled hearing about abuses and abductions during the martial rule and telling it to her father.Parati kong sinasabi sa tatay ko at sabi niya, ‘May loko talaga sa hanay ng pulis, ng sundalo, ng opisyal. Paparusahan natin ‘yan kung talagang totoo,'” Imee shared.[Translation: I always tell my father and he says, ‘There are really rascals in the ranks of the police, the soldiers, the officers. We will punish them if that is really true.’]The senator emphasized that the rascals in the state forces cannot be stopped. The only option is to continue catching and punishing them.’ ‘8’: ‘contentWidth’: ‘100%’ ’embedCode’: ‘
WATCH: On the 51st anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President Ferdinand E. Marcos, his daughter, Sen. Imee Marcos, insisted that the late dictator did not intend for the abuses to happen during his regime. | @dsfernandez pic.twitter.com/S9HErFGnqv
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