Drug on war abuses ‘not done on purpose’ — Duterte
Former president Rodrigo Duterte agreed with current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s recent statement regarding the perpetration of abuses during his administration's campaign against illegal drugs. However, Duterte stressed that these abuses were not done on purpose. Duterte made these comments during his show "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa" on SMNI News, where he was asked to give his opinion on Marcos' response to a question about the alleged abuses during a forum in Washington. "Tama siya na (He's correct that) along the way in the enforcement of the law, a rigid attitude towards the enforcement of the law abuses will be committed. Ngayon sabihin ko, I’ll go further. Not only abuses, sometimes killing unnecessarily," Duterte said. "Along the way, collateral damage marami yan (there are many collateral damages), those never intended, I am sure, by the law enforcement agency. Meron yang (There is) collateral damage in a shootout," he added. During a forum arranged by the Center for Strategic and International Studies Thursday last week, Marcos acknowledged that there were abuses committed during the campaign against illegal drugs in the "prior administration." He further stated that the previous administration placed excessive emphasis on law enforcement. "In my view what had happened in the previous administration is that we focused very much on enforcement. And because of that, it could be said that there are abuses by certain elements in the government and that has caused some concern with many, in many quarters about the human rights situation in the Philippines," Marcos said. "Well, I cannot speak to what my predecessor had in mind and what his idea was. But I can speak of the policy that we have undertaken and that I said the drug war continues to be at the source of many—much criminality in the Philippines," he added. Duterte said he is "not sure" if news reports quoted Marcos in the complete context of the statement. "I am sure it was not intended to criticize (me) because he knows how hard it is to be President," Duterte explained. Based on official government data, the former president's war on drugs, which lasted for six years, resulted in the deaths of over 6,000 individuals. However, human rights organizations argued that the death toll was more than 20,000. Duterte defended the use of lethal force in police operations and claimed that officers had to subdue the resistance of the individuals they were apprehending. "So what's the point in empowering somebody if you do not give him enough leeway?," Duterte said. "Sometimes the innocent members of the family gets it. But abuses, there are many, because of the high-handed manner of enforcement," Duterte added. The post Drug on war abuses ‘not done on purpose’ — Duterte appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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