President Rodrigo Duterte made the threat late Thursday, April 4, in a speech where he expressed his exasperation with criticism even while he’s trying to fight irregularities. President Rodrigo Duterte made the threat late Thursday in a speech in which he expressed exasperation with criticism while trying to fight criminality. “Instead of standing up to China’s aggression, President Duterte threatens his own people with warrantless arrests and war,” Hontiveros said. Western governments and human rights groups have expressed alarm over the killings and sought an independent investigation. The ruling was praised by human rights advocates as a step that could help determine if law enforcers committed atrocities.

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2019 06:59 UTC