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Extrajudicial punishment is punishment by the state or some other official authority without the permission of a court or legal authority. Agents of a state apparatus often carry out this type of punishment if they come to the conclusion that a person is an imminent threat to the overall security of its political system. The existence of extrajudicial punishment is considered proof that some governments will break their own legal code if deemed necessary. Improper use of force by non-state actors... read more

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Anger over killing of priest in Philippines

From Al Jazeera Dated 20 October 2011 Colleagues say army had been watching Fausto Tentorio and believe priest who aided poor died in extrajudicial killing.

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