Philippines’ Duterte says police can kill “idiots” who resist arrest

August 28, 2017 1:38 PM

MANILA (REUTERS) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday (Aug 28) they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs.

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