Duterte to overhaul Philippines’ war on drugs after businessman killed
Police officers allegedly kidnapped Jee Ick Joo in broad daylight and took him to the national police headquarters, where he died
Manila — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would dissolve all police units involved in enforcing his war on illegal drugs, after rogue officers were implicated in the murder of a South Korean businessman in October. Duterte said he may set up a new narcotics command run by trusted men. He rejected national police chief general Ronald dela Rosa’s offer to resign over the death of Jee Ick Joo, saying it would not accomplish anything. "Because of the sordid incident, let me reorganise the system," Duterte said in a speech at the presidential palace on Sunday night, after meeting top military and police officials. He said a superintendent who allegedly masterminded the murder was now in police custody. The move comes amid outrage at home and abroad over alleged human rights abuses in a campaign that has resulted in the deaths of more than 6,000 people — half of them at the hands of the police. Duterte has previously rebuffed criticism from the UN, EU and US, including tellin...
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