MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is a “serial killer” who should be forced out of office, one of his chief critics said Tuesday, as she faced arrest on drug charges which she insisted were meant to silence her. Duterte, 71, won the presidential election last year after promising during the campaign to eradicate drugs in society by killing tens of thousands of people. Amnesty International has warned that police actions in the drug war may amount to crimes against humanity. Duterte has at times insisted he and his security forces are not breaking any laws in prosecuting the drug war. But he has vowed to continue the drug war with the military’s support, while rights groups say extrajudicial killings of drug suspects by unknown attackers are continuing.

Source: The Star February 21, 2017 08:31 UTC