MANILA, Philippines — Rights groups and administration critics should not be surprised if drug suspects would die during legitimate operations if they should fight law enforcers who had been trained to kill, President Rodrigo Duterte said in his taped briefing that aired on Monday night.
“But you will say, you will wonder why many of them are killed. It’s really because my police and my Army, they are trained to kill. What else is the purpose ng their being soldiers and police officers, among other duties?” Duterte said, speaking partly in Filipino.
According to the President, he does not allow law enforcers to shoot down suspects or adversaries wh…
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