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Judi Lynn

(160,219 posts)
Sun May 15, 2016, 04:08 PM May 2016

Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals

Source: Agence France-Presse

Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals

Ayee Macaraig
May 15, 2016

Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowed Sunday to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces "shoot-to-kill" orders in a devastating war on crime.

In his first press conference since winning the May 9 elections in a landslide, the tough-talking mayor of southern Davao city warned his campaign threats to kill were not rhetoric.

"What I will do is urge Congress to restore (the) death penalty by hanging," Duterte, 71, told a press conference in Davao.

He also said he would give security forces "shoot-to-kill" orders against organised criminals or those who violently resisted arrest.


Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-president-elect-duterte-vows-kill-criminals-175826542.html?nhp=1



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Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals (Original Post) Judi Lynn May 2016 OP
He'll have his work cut out for him. cloudbase May 2016 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy May 2016 #2
No stranger to extra-judicial killings, Duterte admitted to kill at least 3 while mayor. On radio.nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #3
Will he campaign for Trump? n/t left-of-center2012 May 2016 #4
Does he have good jobs to offer moondust May 2016 #5
They shoot to kill now, loudmouth. nt bemildred May 2016 #6

cloudbase

(5,487 posts)
1. He'll have his work cut out for him.
Sun May 15, 2016, 04:22 PM
May 2016

He'll have to kill every politician and civil servant.
The PI is one of the more corrupt places I've had the pleasure to visit.

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