They say police have summarily executed drug suspects with impunity, terrorizing poorer communities and exacerbating the very lawlessness they were meant to tackle. In the most recent survey, published on April, 92 percent said it was important that drug suspects be captured alive. In the first 11 months of Duterte's rule, police say 3,155 suspects were shot dead in anti-drug operations. Duterte, who has repeatedly urged police to kill drug suspects, had already vowed to pardon the officers if they were convicted. "You have a head of state who says, 'Kill, kill, kill,' a head of state who says, 'I've got your back,'" said CHR's Gascon.

Source: bd News24 June 25, 2017 08:36 UTC