Duterte claims he will never apologize to those killed in drug war
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that "we will never apologize to the suspects, users and drug traffickers who died in the crackdown by the Philippine National Police." . This was released by Reuters on Wednesday morning, January 5, 2022.
More than 6,200 suspects were killed in the crackdown from June 2016 to November 2021, according to Philippine government data. In the past, human rights groups have criticized Philippine lawmakers for killing even suspects, but Philippine police have responded that they only killed armed suspects and provoked violence against arrests.
"I will never apologize for the deaths," Duterte told the nation as a result of the re-questioning of responsibility for the war on drugs. ... "Kill me ... arrest me and put me in jail ... I will never apologize."
In his New Year's greetings to the nation, Duterte promised to protect officials in their duties, and the Philippine president told them to fight to save their lives. In danger as well.
