MANILA, Nov 2 — An investigation by the Philippines’ rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said today. The Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR)...
MANILA, Nov 2 — An investigation by the Philippines’ rights commission into the killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has found that dozens of people were shot in the head, chest and abdomen, suggesting an intent to kill, it said today.in dozens of deadly police operations, is the latest to challenge the government’s narrative of the war on drugs.
“The Supreme Court, in a decision on the plea of the self-defence of law enforcement, ruled that the location of a deceased aggressor’s gunshot wounds may suggest an intent to kill and not just defend oneself,” CHR said in a statement. Duterte has defended the police and argued that all those killed were drug dealers who resisted arrest.
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