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- 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.
In a speech delivered to elite armed police forces in Davao City, Duterte said: “When it comes to human rights, or whoever rapporteur it is, my order to you: Do not answer. Do not bother.” See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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