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Philippines President Duterte Tells Police to Kill Suspects Resisting Arrest

HeadlineAug 29, 2017

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told police officers to kill suspects if they try to resist arrest, amid his ongoing bloody so-called war on drugs. On Monday, Duterte told a local police chief, “If he resists, and it is a violent one, you are free to kill the idiots, that is my order to you.”

On Saturday, more than 1,000 faith leaders, residents and children joined a funeral procession and protest march for 17-year-old Kian Loyd delos Santos. He was killed last week by police during an anti-drug raid. Witnesses say the student’s final words before he was shot in the head were “Please stop. Please stop. I have a test tomorrow.” Duterte met with Santos’s family on Monday amid the growing protests over the teenager’s death.

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