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Sex Traffickers May Have Killed Filipino Investigator in KL
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by CJaye | August 17, 2009 at 04:54 am
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The beating death of Finardo Cabilao is one of the reasons alot of the girls and guys don't get rescued. His death shouldn't of hppened. Being on a watch list didn't save his life while he was trying to save a life. This aweful crime has to stop! When a crime has gone above the sale of guns we have a serious problem! Human sex trafficking is #2 in crime now. The more bust the higher the stats.
Police theorize the official was beaten to death for rescuing trafficked women from bars and nightclubs
The murder on Aug. 7 in Kuala Lumpur of a senior Filipino social welfare attaché, Finardo Cabilao, once again points up Malaysia's ugly reputation as a destination, source and transit country for women and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and men, women, and children as forced laborers.
The country remains on the US Department of State's Watch List for human trafficking amid allegations of complicity by government officials although earlier this month US Ambassador James R Kieth said Washington was "encouraged by Malaysia's energetic efforts to address human trafficking. The ministry managing women and families, he said, "is leading the efforts to deal with those who victimise women. I think Malaysia is doing a great deal to educate the public, raid those sites where women are being victimised, and repatriate the women after separating them from criminals and sheltering them before they are sent home," he said.
Investigators believe that Cabilao, 51, who was found bludgeoned to death a week ago in his flat in Kuala Lumpur, may have been killed by a trafficking syndicate for his work in coordinating with Malaysian authorities for raids and rescue operations in bars and nightclubs, the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday in Manila.
The Philippine official had been beaten repeatedly with blunt objects by more than one attacker, Malaysian news media reported. Police ruled out robbery as a motive as Cabilao's cash and valuables including his camera and laptop were left behind by the murderers. Witnesses said they had heard a heated argument in his apartment the day he was killed.
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at 09:36 on August 17th, 2009
Thank u for posting this story! People need to be aware.
at 16:55 on August 17th, 2009
Thank you both for your comments.
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Mary Lou L. Alcid (not verified)at 04:54 on August 18th, 2009
I am a social worker like Finard. The Philippine Association of Social Workers Inc (PASWI), the National Association for Social Work Education Inc (NASWEI) and the International Federation of Social Workers condemn the gruesome murder of our colleague Finard G. Cabilao. We are disappointed that despite the tributes given him by officials of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development, neither agency has condemned the killing. He represented the Philippines in Malaysia. What his killers did to him is an affront to our country. Yet, no outrage, no indignation, no condemnation came from the government. There has also been no mention of the pursuit of justice. Is justice an undiplomatic word?
A Task Force Justice for Finard and Victims of Human Trafficking has been formed to undertake an international campaign to make representations with the two governments, and monitor the progress of the case until the perpertrators are arrested, charged and convicted.It is composed of Finard's family members, associations of social workers, NGOs Finard worked with in anti-trafficking initiatives, associations of the elderly Finard helped lobby for the enactment of the bill for their sector, nuns and friends.
The Task Force urges the Philippine and Malaysian governments to ensure a speedy resolution of the case, assess the depth and breadth of human trafficking and effectively address its root causes and eradicate it completely. According to Finard, "trafficking in persons degrades the dignity of a human person and exploits the vulnerability of people...is becoming a menace, and is now a global phenomenon that affects not only the dignity of the person but also the reputation of the nation, whether it is a source or destination country."
The Task Force also questions the Philippine govenment's continuing reliance on and active promotion of labor export as a development paradigm instead of developing the local economy to generate decent employment to our people.