Philippines' Duterte tells personnel not to cooperate with any investigation into his bloody war on drugs

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March 2, 2018 9:21 AM

In 2017, Duterte said he would "slap" UN rights rapporteur Agnes Callamard if she probed his controversial policy.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte told security personnel not to participate in any probes against his bloody war on drugs.
In 2016, the Philippines government formally invited the UN rights rapporteur Agnes Callamard to investigate Duterte's controversial killings.
Duterte back peddled in 2017, and said he would only cooperate if a probe was not led by Callamard.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told police and soldiers not to participate in any probes against his bloody war on drugs, Reuters reported Friday.

Duterte defended his order towards security services, saying:

In November, surveillance footage surfaced showing anti-drug officers shooting and killing three men. It took them nearly half an hour before attempting to move the bodies and take them to hospital

The raids occurred the day after Duterte ordered police to leave anti-drug operations to the state-run Drug Enforcement Agency.

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