The father of hazing victim John Matthew Salilig said that he is in favor of reviving death penalty especially to those who are involved in the hazing activities that killed John Matthew.
“Kung magkakaroon lang sana tayo ng death penalty with regards to this hazing, then maybe pwede na siguro isa sa mga pwedeng ma amendahan diyan sa Anti-Hazing Law,” Joeffrey Salilig told ANC.
“I am now in favor of this so that itong mga fraternities involved sa ganitong initiation rites will really observe, no, hindi na nila gagawin ‘yan pag alam nila ganito na ‘yung stiffer penalty,” he later added.
The body of 24 year-old was found in a shallow grave in Cavite on February 28.
Joeffrey said that initiation rites should be lessened.
“Since ang sinasabi nila na that is a tradition in every fraternity, maybe, magkakaroon naman siguro ng— let’s say ‘yung initiation rites but siguro dapat bawasan nila,” Joeffrey said.
“Maybe five or six or seven paddles. That could be enough but not yung mag we-welcome ka lang for example, bibigyan mo ng 70 paddles, 70 blows. That’s too much. It’s an inhuman act,” he added.
The Justice Department has filed murder charges against seven Tau Gamma Phi members of John Salilig’s hazing death.
“Dito sa investigation case natin, I think it is already solved kasi andyan na ‘yun eh… itong members ng Tau Gamma fraternity… has been already, because of probable cause, has been informally charged,” Joeffrey said.
