Former officer has been in hiding since he revealed the workings of Davao death squads run by now-president Rodrigo DuterteAfter months of living in hiding, Arturo Lascanas – a former police officer who accused Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte of orchestrating a decades-long campaign of death squads and lawless murder – has fled to Singapore. “I have received threats that a lawsuit would be filed against me, and there are also people looking for me as well,” Lascanas told local reporters before he departed. For months Lascanas has been holed up in a safe house in Manila, living under protective guard, unable to go outside. Immigration authorities said there was no travel ban, or hold departure, so Lascanas was permitted to leave. The Duterte administration has vehemently denied the claims, describing the DDS as a “creation of the media,” and Lascanas’ claims as part of a plot to unseat the government.

Source: The Guardian April 11, 2017 04:30 UTC