“It is possible that De Lima will end up in detention, facing trial,” said John Nery, a Manila-based journalist and political commentator. The youngest victim was a 4-year-old girl, gunned down as her father took her out to buy popcorn. The investigation didn’t turn up much, experts say, but it put De Lima in Duterte’s target sights. “The problematic part for me is the don’t-care attitude of the president,” De Lima told the Los Angeles Times in an interview last month, before the inquiry began. Now, he doesn’t care — because he would repeatedly say that he’s ready to lose his life, his honor, and even his presidency [to eradicate drugs].

Source: Los Angeles Times September 21, 2016 16:01 UTC