In the case of illegal killings, Mr. Duterte said the government would investigate. Sueno said administrative charges should be immediately brought against “all police officers proven to have been involved in unjust killings” of drug suspects. He also directed Dela Rosa to remind all policemen to observe proper procedures in carrying out arrests or raids and searches. Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno on Saturday ordered Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, chief of the Philippine National Police, to investigate the extrajudicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on illegal drugs. More than 600 killedInquirer monitoring showed that 660 drug suspects have been killed between July 1 and Aug. 4.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 06, 2016 16:52 UTC