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Philippines President Threatens to Throw Officials from Helicopter

HeadlineDec 30, 2016

In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte said this week he was prepared to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter—a practice he said he’s personally done before.

President Rodrigo Duterte: “If you are corrupt, I will fetch you to Manila using a helicopter, and I will throw you out. I have done this before; why would I not do it again?”

It’s the latest claim by the Philippines president to have personally committed murder. Earlier this month, Duterte said that, while mayor of Davao City, he patrolled city streets on a motorcycle looking for opportunities to kill. As president, Duterte has launched a brutal so-called war on drugs that has seen thousands of people killed by police and vigilantes since the summer.

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