Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque explained on Saturday the “proper context” behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement on extrajudicial killings, saying the President did not admit that he was guilty of drug-related deaths. All the critics and detractors can allege are killings attributed to his drug war,” he said in a statement. However, we must emphasize that most of the killings, although drug-related, did not result as part of any police operation,” Roque said. The intention of the drug war is to save the youth of this country. Last Sept. 27, Duterte admitted in front of government executives that extrajudicial killings was “his only sin” but did not elaborate his statement.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2018 06:11 UTC