Rodrigo Duterte
The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte promised to send at fault of the police on the island of Basilan, where there’s a group of radical Islamists “Abu Sayyaf”. This reports the South China Morning Post.
As specifies the edition, on the morning of Tuesday, February 7, in the courtyard of the presidential Palace was built about 400 detention order in respect of which the investigation is made in connection with official misconduct. Duterte hit them with curses, calling “idiots”, “fools” and “children of whores”.
“I’ll send you for two years on Basilan. If you survive, you’ll be able to return. And if not, then I’ll have to bury you there and not to spend money for transportation of your bodies over here” — threatened Philippine leader.
On 30 January it was announced that the police force of the Philippines temporarily suspended operations against drug traffickers and switched to cleansing its own ranks. The day before Duterte announced that 40 percent of police officers are corrupt and “as vile as the gang leaders of narkotorgovtsev”.
The militant group “Abu Sayyaf” is known for its cruel attitude toward prisoners, in particular the beheading of hostages. 14 June 2016 likewise was executed a canadian citizen.
In addition it is considered that the group was involved in several terrorist acts, kidnappings, murders, extortion. It operates mainly on the southern Islands of the Philippines. In 2014, its leader swore allegiance to the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).