Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown.
Police said the campaign left more than 6,000 people dead, but rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
Police said the campaign left more than 6,000 people dead, but rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
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00:00The duty of the purist is to overcome the resistance if they don't surrender.
00:23And if you have a gun, and if you think, I say to the policemen or to the academy,
00:32you will die, shoot. Shoot in the head. You die.
00:44At least one less criminal in the community.
00:49That is my order.
00:52I don't want to be a criminal.
01:05To all the purists who have committed a crime, I am the one who will answer.
01:13And I will be the one to punish.
01:15I don't want the purists to follow my order.
01:19It is a pity for the workers.
01:22That is what I want to say to the Filipinos.