The Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, has hit out at
"stupid" United Nations criticism of his contentious war on crime in
which around 1,000 individuals have died, cautioning the global body not to
meddle.
Duterte, who swept to a landslide election victory in May
partly on a promise to crack down on crime, said he would continue with his
anti-drug push despite mounting criticism, including from the UN chief, Ban
Ki-moon.
“Why would the United Nations be so easily swayed into
interfering in the affairs of this republic? There are only 1,000 (killed),” he
said at an event marking the 115th anniversary of the police force.
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In June, Ban condemned Duterte's clear support for extrajudicial killings, saying they were "illegal and a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms".
In June, Ban condemned Duterte's clear support for extrajudicial killings, saying they were "illegal and a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms".
The UN's anti-drugs office this month said it was incredibly
worried by reports of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and
users in the Philippines.
The UN has made "a very stupid proposition",
Duterte said, warning it not to interfere in the country’s politics.
“What’s the problem? You inject politics. Only one thousand
died and you put my country in peril, in jeopardy,” he said.
Duterte, who took office on 30 June, requested a bloody war
on crime that has killed 1,054 individuals since the May races.
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This includes people killed in police operations, and more than 400 killed by vigilantes.
This includes people killed in police operations, and more than 400 killed by vigilantes.
Duterte won the election on a vow to wage a war on illegal
drugs and other crime that would assert a huge number of lives.
He has ordered police not to hesitate to kill and even
encouraged citizens and communist guerrillas to participate in the bloodshed.
He has repeatedly mocked at human rights groups contradicted
to the killings.
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