Philippines: Duterte won’t defy Supreme Court on martial law – palace

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Philippines: Duterte won’t defy Supreme Court on martial law – palace
By Asian Correspondent Staff | 29th May 2017   | @ascorrespondent

PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte will not ignore the Supreme Court or Congress on the implementation of martial law in Mindanao, the Malacañang Palace said on Monday as it sought to contain backlash over the leader’s controversial remarks last weekend.

Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the president, in dismissing the court and Congress’ role in deciding whether to extend martial law beyond its current 60 days, had merely wanted to point out it was the country’s military and police forces currently fighting to restore peace in Mindanao who were the ones most aware of the security situation on the ground.

“He (Duterte) is not disrespecting the Supreme Court. He will listen and there will have to be proper dialogue between the president as commander-in-chief,” Abella was quoted saying by The Philippine Star. “They will have an ongoing conversation regarding that,”

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