The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte promised to forget about observance of human rights against the militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), in the case of their appearance in the country. About eotm according to Reuters.
Duterte warned that once the ISIS lost control of territories in the middle East, the terrorists can appear anywhere, including in the Philippines.
“If they come here, we need to be ready for it. Remember, these guys don’t have a clue about human rights, trust me. I will not allow under the pretext of human rights, my people killed right and left, is complete nonsense,” said the Philippine leader.
The President has repeatedly been accused of encouraging non-judicial killings of narkotorgovtsem. On 17 October this year, he said that in his struggle with the drug dealers he “does not care about human rights”. According to the head of the state, began due to the fact that a huge number of “infected with drug addiction” the man hampers the development of the country and destroy the next generation of Filipinos. “If you destroy my country, I will kill you. If you destroy our children, I’ll kill you,” explained Duarte.
According to the results of a survey of public opinion, the harsh measures of the head of state approve of 76 percent of Filipinos. According to experts, high ranking Duterte is explained by the increased sense of security for ordinary Filipinos after the President started a war with drug traffickers, the victims of which have become more than 3.5 thousand people.