Duterte tells Philippines ‘war on drugs’ inquiry he kept a death squad
by Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6RSR2)
Ex-president says he kept criminals to kill other criminals while mayor and offers no apologies at hearing investigating crackdowns
The former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has told a senate inquiry into drug killings under his leadership that he kept a death squad" of criminals to kill other criminals while serving as a mayor.
The 79-year-old, making his first public appearance on Monday since his term ended in 2022, said he offered no apologies, no excuses" for his presidency, during which as many as 30,000 people were killed in a war on drugs".
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