Duterte’s admission sheds light on the controversial tactics used during his war on drugs, indicating government complicity in state-sanctioned killings, raising serious human rights concerns.
He stated that during his presidency, he openly instructed police to provoke criminals into violent confrontations to justify their deaths, underscoring a grim approach to law enforcement.
The former president acknowledged having a death squad comprised of gangsters, admitting that he would order them to eliminate individuals deemed problematic, demonstrating a troubling intertwining of crime and governance.
Duterte’s testimony reveals a chilling directive—to encourage suspects to resist police, framing this as a means to eliminate perceived threats in society.
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