Rodrigo Duterte
In the Philippine capital Manila, a shooting took place near official residence of the President Rodrigo Duterte, in the Park Malacanang. About it reports CNN TV channel Philippines.
The result was killed by a security guard of the Philippine leader.
The press-Secretary of the security service of the head of state Mike Aquino confirmed the incident but did not give details, adding that in the near future the security services will make an official statement.
It is noted that the head of state at the time when there was a shooting at the residence was not. In the office of Duterte reported that investigation of circumstances and causes of the incident.
Rodrigo Duterte became President in may 2016. Immediately after that he unleashed in the country fight drug traffickers. International human rights organizations have repeatedly accused the Philippine’s leader in the creation of the so-called death squads that are involved in extrajudicial killings of suspects in the proliferation of illegal drugs.
According to the latest data, after the election of Duarte head of state in operations against drug traffickers killed more than 7.7 thousand persons and 2,5 thousand of them were killed by the police.