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December 30, 2016

Philippines President Threatens to Throw Officials from Helicopter
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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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