A/HRC/45/CRP.11
The Death of C4FF24 and Detention of his Family
1228. During the 10 March 2017 operation, C4FF24’s family was inside their home in the
Jardines del Valle sector. The house has two floors with an entrance, living room, kitchen,
bathroom and bedroom on the ground floor and two bedrooms and a laundry room on the top
floor. The top floor is accessible via a staircase in the kitchen. 2195
1229. At 6.30 a.m., C4FF11, a male relative of the victim, was in the kitchen preparing
breakfast for his family. The other family members were asleep in a bedroom on the ground
floor, while C4FF24 was sleeping in his room on the top floor. 2196 C4FF11 heard vehicles
stopping abruptly in front of his house. He looked out of the window and saw two white
Toyota trucks with PNB badges on the sides. In the back of the trucks, he saw about 20 PNB
Anti-Drug officers. They were all dressed in black and wearing bulletproof vests. Some of
them wore balaclavas covering their faces.2197
1230. A few minutes later, C4FF11 heard knocking on his front door. Eleven officers, eight
men and three women, broke in. They did not present an arrest warrant or a search warrant.
Some wore black uniforms and others had covered faces, including the three female officers.
Five police officers stayed on the ground floor, while six others ascended to the top floor of
the house. They held a gun to C4FF11’s head.2198
1231. At 7 a.m., while C4FF24 was still upstairs, C4FF11 and his female relatives were
ordered to leave the house in their underwear and pyjamas. Of the four officers that escorted
them, three were women. Three vans with PNB plates were waiting outside the house. An
officer in one of the vehicles gave orders to the other agents.2199 C4FF11 asked the police
what was going on and why they had entered his house in that way. The officers told him
that this was an OLHP and that they were acting under presidential orders. 2200
1232. C4FF11 went back into the house to see what was happening to C4FF24. He reached
the top floor and saw C4FF24, sitting on the bed in his underwear, surrounded by police
officers.2201 When they saw him, the police again forced C4FF11 to leave the house,
threatening to beat him up. The official apparently commanding the operation ordered one of
the agents to bring a pair of trousers for C4FF11.2202
1233. At 7.30 a.m., the officers forced C4FF11 and his female relatives into a white Toyota
Hilux van with PNB logos. C4FF24 remained in the house alone with numerous police
officers. The family was taken to the PNB command in San Bernardino, about 40 minutes
from their residence,2203 arriving at the PNB Drug Enforcement Division at 8.10 a.m. They
stayed there for approximately two hours. Officers made them wait outside on stools in the
parking lot. They were not allowed to use their mobile phones. 2204
1234. Before leaving the sector in a PNB vehicle, C4FF11 had warned several of his
acquaintances that C4FF24 was still in the house under police control.2205 That morning, at
least eight people, including relatives and neighbours from the sector, went to the family’s
home to look for C4FF24. Some managed to approach the house, while others were held back
by a police siege. Female relatives of the family reported having been insulted by the officers
while trying to reach the house.2206 Others complained that they were pushed away.2207
1235. A female relative managed to reach the house. She recalled seeing about 20 officials
deployed in the sector, some of whom had dogs. She spoke to a policewoman, who told her
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Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Mission Interview C4FF11 in May 2020.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Mission Interview C4FF11 in May 2020.
Ibid.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Mission Interview C4FF11 in May 2020.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Mission Interview C4FF11 in May 2020.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Document C4FF14 on file with the Mission.
Ibid.
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