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Duterte 鈥榯o hurl鈥 graft officials off helicopters

PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter, warning he has done it himself before and had no qualms doing it again.

The fiery-tempered former prosecutor said he had once hurled a man suspected of rape and murder out of a helicopter.

“If you are corrupt, I will fetch you using a helicopter to Manila and I will throw you out. I have done this before, why would I not do it again?” Duterte said during a speech to victims of a typhoon on Tuesday, a clip of which is posted on a video feed of the president’s office.

His latest threat comes just a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor of Davao city, sometimes riding a motorcycle looking for “encounters to kill.” Some senators have warned Duterte he risks impeachment over his comments.

He has repeatedly said those killings were part of legitimate police operations, including a hostage incident, and those killed were criminals, not suspects.

It was not immediately clear when or where the helicopter incident Duterte spoke of took place.

In an interview yesterday with ABS-CBN, Duterte was non-committal when asked if the incident really happened.

Duterte also said six people arrested last week during a seizure of more than half a ton of methamphetamine in the capital were fortunate he was out of town.

The United Nations’ top human rights envoy has called for an investigation into Duterte’s claims of killing people.


 

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