Duterte on extrajudicial killings: Better for criminals to kill each other
KILLING CRIMINALS CRIMINALS? This photo shows a placard reading 'Do not follow me, I am a drug pusher and my house is a drug den, next to victims who were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Manila on July 28, 2016. Photo from EPA
MANILA, Philippines - Asked about the rise of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte shrugged off the phenomenon, saying it's the result of criminals killing other criminals off.
"You add more intrigues and then they kill each other, better. Criminals kill criminals, that is not my worry," Duterte said on Friday, September 2, during a press conference in Panabo City, Davao del Norte.
The President said this purging of criminals by other criminals is the reaction of crime or drug syndicates to "intrigue" begun by his "war on drugs," which involves our public of alleged drug suspects before any court process.
"It is the extrajudicial killing of people getting rid of the criminals by their own hands," Duterte said.
He added that he "can not control the criminal minds" if they decide to murder one another.
However, there have been incidents that appear to be drug-related individuals where, like a 5-year-old girl and college students with no criminal record die.
Duterte said previously he claims full responsibility for deaths that occur during anti-drug police operations but not the extrajudicial killings.
He, however, said he has ordered government agencies to investigate these mysterious killings. The Philippine National Police has said it is investigating around 900 such killings.
Duterte defended his controverial drug war by reminding the media of the effects of drug addiction on families and young Filipinos.
"You must remember that, along the way, the drug crisis hurt so many people including parents who raised their children from childhood to college," he said.
Menacingly, he added, "Just do not fuck with the next Filipinos .... I said do not fuck my country." - Rappler.com
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