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Former policeman claims President Rodrigo Duterte orchestrated 200 killings while mayor of Davao

A retired Philippine officer on Monday linked President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was a mayor, and his men to more than 200 killings, including of foreign drug suspects, that the officer and other members of a so-called death squad allegedly carried out.

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‘It is paid for by mayor Duterte’: former Philippine cop recalls working in Davao deaths squads

Police carried out killings in the Philippine city of Davao under the instruction of then mayor Rodrigo Duterte, the current president, according to a former policeman who said he was part of a “Davao death squad” tasked with eliminating criminals.