Controversial Casualties under the Drug War..

Ji Ick Joo - was a South Korean businessman who was kidnapped on October 18, 2016 and later
found dead within the grounds of Camp Crame, the headquarters of the Philippine National
Police (PNP).
Kian Delos Santos - Kian delos Santos, a 17 year old from Caloocan City, was shot to death during
an Oplan Galugad operation in Caloocan City on the night of August 16, 2017. Police claimed that
Kian shot at them, forcing them to fire back. Recovered from Kian were a caliber .45 gun and two
sachets of suspected shabu. His relatives said that neither belonged to him.
Kian's family, girlfriend, classmates, and teacher mourned his death and called for justice. Kian's
mother, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in the Middle East, returned to a painful homecoming.
His father wondered how he could carry a gun when he was just wearing boxers when he was killed.
CCTV footage surfaced showing Kian being carried away by cops, contrary to their claim that Kian
resisted and tried to flee. A person who claimed to have witnessed the killing said Kian was on the
floor begging for his life before a series of gunshots. Kian would later test negative for gunpowder
nitrates.
Amid the public outcry, the three Caloocan cops involved in the killing of Kian were removed from
their posts. Caloocan chief of police Senior Superintendent Chito Bersaluna and Northern Police
District (NPD) director Chief Superintendent Roberto Fajardo were also relieved.
Update: Caloocan RTC Branch 125 finds 3 Caloocan policemen – Oares, Pereda, and Cruz – guilty
of murdering Kian delos Santos. They are sentenced to reclusion perpetua, or imprisonment for 20
to 40 years, without eligibility for parole.
Karl Arnaiz – He was also a 19 year old from Caloocan. He was shot to death by the police, who
claimed that Karl robbed a taxi on Navotas at around 3:30 AM.
“Kulot” De Guzman – He was the one who accompanied Carl Arnaiz when he went missing. Kulot
was also killed, 30 stab wounds in the body and masking tape around his face, floating to a creek in
Gapan, Nueva Ecija.