Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte affirmed the observations of President Marcos that abuses were committed in the course of the former’s anti-drug campaign. CDNDigital READ:
Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte. INQUIRER file photo
ILIGAN CITY—Ex-President Rodrigo Duterte affirmed the observations of President Marcos that abuses were committed in the course of“I am sure [that] if you read the context of the President’s speech, which I had already, tama siya ,” Duterte said during his program “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” aired on SMNI News. But he said “I am not sure if he was quoted [by news reports] in the complete context of the statement.
Duterte’s remarks were in response to a question from his former presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, seeking his comment on Marcos’ statements made about his predecessor’s so-called war on drugs at a forum in Washington during his official visit to the United States last week. “In my view, what had happened in the previous administration is that we focused very much on enforcement,” Marcos then said. “And because of that, it could be said that there were abuses by certain elements in the government and that has caused some concern with many quarters about the human rights situation in the Philippines.
“Now, I’ll go further, not only abuses, sometimes killing, unnecessarily, or even [of] an innocent person,” Duterte added. “Along the way, [there is] collateral damage, marami yan . But those were never intended, I am sure, by the law enforcement agency.” While in office, Duterte had tried to dodge a possible investigation by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity.
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