[h=1]Drug addicts in jail cells and dealers' bodies littering the streets: 60,000 people turn themselves in to authorities in the Philippines after the president tells citizens to 'go ahead and kill' drug users[/h]
- Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, dubbed 'The Punisher', has waged a war on drugs throughout the country
- After winning elections in May this year he has urged citizens to kill suspected drug users and dealers
- Police have confirmed killing more than 110 drug suspects since the president came to power
- Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said 60,000 drug dependents have surrendered to authorities
Nearly 60,000 Filipino drug addicts have surrendered themselves to the government after President Rodrigo Duterte urged citizens to 'go ahead and kill' drug dealers and users.Mr Duterte, dubbed 'The Punisher', won elections in May and promised a law-and-order crackdown on drugs.'These sons of w****s are destroying our children. I warn you, don't go into that, even if you're a policeman, because I will really kill you,' the president told an audience during a speech in the country's capital, Manila.Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said close to 60,000 drug dependents have surrendered to authorities since the administration began its intensified campaign against drugs.
Nearly 60,000 drug addicts across the Philippines have handed themselves in to authorities after president Rodrigo Duterte promised a law-and-order crackdown on drugs
Filipinos allegedly involved in illegal drugs handcuffed together inside a police headquarters in Manila. Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said close to 60,000 drug dependents have surrendered to authorities
Filipino inmates are seen inside a jail in Manila. President Rodrigo Duterte has urged citizens to 'go ahead and kill' drug dealers and users
Police officers remove packing tape wrapped over the lifeless head of an alleged drug dealer on a street in Manila
Nearly 60,000 drug addicts across the Philippines have handed themselves in to authorities after president Rodrigo Duterte promised a law-and-order crackdown on drugs
Filipinos allegedly involved in illegal drugs handcuffed together inside a police headquarters in Manila. Presidential Communications Office Secretary Martin Andanar said close to 60,000 drug dependents have surrendered to authorities
Filipino inmates are seen inside a jail in Manila. President Rodrigo Duterte has urged citizens to 'go ahead and kill' drug dealers and users
Police officers remove packing tape wrapped over the lifeless head of an alleged drug dealer on a street in Manila
