| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Philippinen. Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'
Philippinen. Philippines' Duterte admits to drug war 'death squad'
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he kept a "death squad" to crack down on crime while mayor of one of the country's largest cities.
In his first testimony before an official investigation on his so-called war on drugs, the 79-year-old said the squad was made of gangsters, adding that he would tell them "kill this person, because if you do not, I will kill you now".
Duterte won the presidency by a landslide in 2016 on the promise of replicating his anti-crime campaign in Davao city on a national scale. (BBC, UK, 29.10.2024)