MANILA, Philippines — After maintaining a neutral stance for a year of the current administration, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, for the first time, has spoken against President Rodrigo Duterte's approach on criminality, saying that his directive to kill criminals is “not acceptable” under any circumstance. Morales said Duterte is “goading people to kill people” with his repeated statements that policemen and even ordinary citizens have his blessing to arm themselves and kill criminals who resist arrest and who put public lives in danger. Ombudsman breaks silenceMorales' statement was a departure from her earlier position that there is nothing wrong with Duterte's threat to kill criminals unless the latter acted on his threats. So we try to consolidate all these complaints and conduct a fact-finding investigation,” Morales said. Sara's husband, Mans Carpio, is the son of Morales' brother Lucas Carpio Jr. and Court of Appeals Justice Agnes Reyes Carpio.

Source: Philippine Star July 14, 2017 07:25 UTC