MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday launched another tirade against corrupt police who are the frontline troops in his deadly drug war, after four more officers were accused of kidnapping and extortion. The arrest of the four from Manila’s financial district of Makati was the latest in a series of scandals involving police that have raised concerns about their suitability to prosecute the drug war. These policemen, sons of whores!” Duterte said at Manila airport before flying to Cambodia. Duterte admitted early this year that the force was “corrupt to the core”, after several anti-drugs policeman were arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering a South Korean businessman as part of an extortion scam. Duterte pulled all police off the drug war at that time and vowed to “cleanse” the force.

Source: Manila Times May 10, 2017 11:48 UTC