Philippines' Duterte vows to keep 'shoot-to-kill' order

[rangerrebew]

Philippines' Duterte vows to keep 'shoot-to-kill' order
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By AFP     4 hours ago in Crime

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to maintain his "shoot-to-kill" order against drug dealers while in office and says he "does not care about human rights".

About 800 people have been killed since Duterte won a landslide election in May, according to reports by the local press which has been tracking the maverick politician's campaign pledge to kill tens of thousands of criminals.

"This campaign (of) shoot-to-kill will remain until the last day of my term if I'm still alive by then," the 71-year-old said at a news conference in his southern hometown of Davao.

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[montanajoe]

"since Duterte won a landslide election in May"

Actually, he received 38% of the vote in a 3 way race. His statement regarding his chances of surviving his term is interesting. Should he only concentrate on the common street dealer he probably well but if he attempts to change the endemic political corruption its unlikely.