Article 4JHZT Philippines senator defends police over toddler's death in drugs raid

Philippines senator defends police over toddler's death in drugs raid

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen
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Ronald dela Rosa says 'shit happens during operations' after three-year-old girl killed

A senator who oversaw the most violent period in the Philippines' war on drugs has dismissed the killing of a three-year-old girl in a police drug operation as collateral damage, stating that "shit happens".

Ronald dela Rosa, who was the police chief running President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs before he was elected as a senator two months ago, defended the shooting by police during a sting operation last week.

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