Mrs Jee told investigators she paid 5 million pesos ($138,000), but the kidnappers demanded a further 4.5 million. It's in your system," Duterte told reporters as he railed against the officers allegedly responsible for Jee's death. Despite the scandal, Duterte has reportedly extended his deadly drug war up to the last day of his term in 2022. "Unless there is an independent international investigation into these killings, and soon, the already long list of grave rights violations linked to the 'drug war' will only continue to grow." On numerous occasions, Duterte has insisted he will not allow any police officer to go to jail for killing people in the name of his drug war.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 31, 2017 07:52 UTC