MANILA: Lawmakers critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for a probe into a fired police official’s allegations that one...
: Lawmakers critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for a probe into a fired police official’s allegations that one of the leader’s ex-advisers was involved in the narcotics trade.
The allegations surfaced this week after ex-police colonel Eduardo Acierto told reporters he alerted his superiors in 2017 to warn Duterte about the adviser. Acierto was fired last year over 2015 criminal charges alleging he was among police who illegally issued licences for guns that ended up in the hands of communist rebels.
“I discovered that our president, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, is always in the company of two people with serious involvement in illegal drugs,“ Acierto said. “What if I ask the military and the police: why is this son of a whore still alive,“ Duterte said in a speech late Tuesday, referring to the ex-officer who he also branded “corrupt”.
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