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Philippine Presidential Frontrunner Duterte Says He Will Pardon Himself for Mass Murder
Source: Time
Philippine Presidential Frontrunner Duterte Says He Will Pardon Himself for Mass Murder
Rishi Iyengar 5:32 AM ET
If he becomes president, Duterte said he will also extend pardons to security forces who abuse human rights
Philippine presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte waded into controversy yet again Thursday, telling a group of businesspeople in Manila that he would pardon himself for mass murder if elected.
Duterte made the remarks during an hour and a half-long speech to the Makati Business Club in which he also defended his reputation as a womanizer and made jokes about his genitals, the Philippine Star reported. He referenced his economic strategy — which the crowd had primarily gathered to hear — only tangentially, instead focusing on his core platform of ridding the country of crime.
According to Agence France-Presse, the Davao City mayor — who has previously boasted of running vigilante death squads that killed over 1,700 people — added that he would pardon soldiers and policemen accused of human rights abuses.
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Rishi Iyengar 5:32 AM ET
If he becomes president, Duterte said he will also extend pardons to security forces who abuse human rights
Philippine presidential frontrunner Rodrigo Duterte waded into controversy yet again Thursday, telling a group of businesspeople in Manila that he would pardon himself for mass murder if elected.
Duterte made the remarks during an hour and a half-long speech to the Makati Business Club in which he also defended his reputation as a womanizer and made jokes about his genitals, the Philippine Star reported. He referenced his economic strategy — which the crowd had primarily gathered to hear — only tangentially, instead focusing on his core platform of ridding the country of crime.
According to Agence France-Presse, the Davao City mayor — who has previously boasted of running vigilante death squads that killed over 1,700 people — added that he would pardon soldiers and policemen accused of human rights abuses.
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Read more: http://time.com/4310651/duterte-philippines-murder-pardon-himself/
