Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to declare martial law in the country if the Supreme Court does not cooperate with him on the war against drugs. The Philippine president's response came after Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno criticised Duterte's aggressive campaign against narcotics ever since he took office.
Speaking in front of military troops in the southern island of Mindanao, the hard-hitting leader, who looked visibly annoyed, said: "If this will continue and if you will try to stop me, then fine. Would you rather I declare martial law?"
He further warned: "Filipinos are getting killed. I grieve for so many women raped, men killed, infants raped. Please do not create a confrontation, a constitutional war, we will all lose."
Duterte, who is already known for ordering extrajudicial killings on drug dealers when he was the leader of his home town Davao, had earlier identified as many as 160 officials involved in the drug trade. Those identified by the president include seven judges, troops and police personnel. Full story...
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Speaking in front of military troops in the southern island of Mindanao, the hard-hitting leader, who looked visibly annoyed, said: "If this will continue and if you will try to stop me, then fine. Would you rather I declare martial law?"
He further warned: "Filipinos are getting killed. I grieve for so many women raped, men killed, infants raped. Please do not create a confrontation, a constitutional war, we will all lose."
Duterte, who is already known for ordering extrajudicial killings on drug dealers when he was the leader of his home town Davao, had earlier identified as many as 160 officials involved in the drug trade. Those identified by the president include seven judges, troops and police personnel. Full story...
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