Amnesty said it spoke to two hired killers, a man and a woman, who claimed they were regularly paid by an active-duty policeman about RM450 to kill an alleged drug user and about RM890 to RM1330 to kill an alleged drug pusher. The officer said that in addition to payments by police headquarters, some local governments in Metro Manila give additional benefits for every kill. That’s the word we use, ‘encounter.’ The amount ranges from about RM700 to RM1330 ,” the officer said. Higher levels are paid more,” he said.“The PNP incentive isn’t announced. The woman said the rate was about RM450 for a target identified as a drug user and about RM800 to RM1330 for a target named drug-related killingsas drug pusher.

Source: The Star February 02, 2017 03:28 UTC