Stop the police from killing with impunity, Philippines opposition urges Duterte
Manila — On Tuesday, political opponents of Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte urged him to end a culture of impunity and quell a surge in drug-related killings, amid widespread anger at police over the death of a teenager. Allegations of a cover-up in last week’s death of Kian Loyd delos Santos have caused rare outrage among a public largely supportive of Duterte’s campaign, which resulted in more than 90 people being killed last week in three nights of intensified police operations. The 17-year-old student was killed in a rundown area of Manila and according to a forensic expert who conducted an autopsy, Delos Santos was shot in the back of the head and ears while on the floor, suggesting there was no gunfight, contrary to an official police report. The victim’s family reject police allegations he was a drug courier. Duterte has resolutely defended police on the front lines of his 14-month-old war on drugs, but late on Monday he said three officers involved in the teenager’s killi...
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