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Philippine leader makes threats on live TV to kill corrupt police

- From staff and wire reports

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday threatened to kill corrupt police in an expletives-laden encounter on live TV. More than 100 police, many facing administra­tive and criminal complaints including rape, kidnapping and robbery, were escorted to the presidenti­al palace to meet Duterte. The cases of some of the officers will be reviewed, but Duterte warned, “I have a special unit which will watch you for life, and if you commit even a small mistake, I’ll ask that you be killed.”

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