Duterte's 'death squad' is still just an idea, Palace saysMANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday claimed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to form a hit squad to take out communist rebels does not violate due process, implying the "death squads" would be acting preemptively against alleged assassins. He sad the unit would go after "suspected NPAs" and that this would negate the communist rebels' "advantage" of having Special Partisan Units. Thus this strictly prohibits death squads under all circumstances,” Gascon said. Despite criticisms, Panelo stressed that the creation of a “death squad” to counter communist insurgents is only an idea at the moment. 'Stepped up' operationsThis is not the first time that taking action against the "sparrow" units.

Source: Philippine Star November 29, 2018 08:07 UTC