PhotoMANILA — A Philippine mayor who had been accused of drug trafficking by President Rodrigo Duterte was shot and killed by police officers in his jail cell on Saturday, the police said. Mr. Espinosa, who had denied any wrongdoing, is the second politician on the list to have been killed by police officers in a little more than a week. Bags containing what was believed to be methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also found inside the cell, the police said. In August, Mr. Duterte read on television his list of officials allegedly involved in drugs, warning them to surrender to the authorities. Mr. Espinosa, who was accused by Mr. Duterte along with his son, Kerwin Espinosa, turned himself in to the police in Manila, while his son went into hiding.

Source: New York Times November 05, 2016 08:26 UTC