De Lima said she and Dayan had been in communication until some three or four weeks ago.
Advertisement
The neophyte senator said that she could never betray people’s trust as being public servant. Philippine National Police data indicate police killed at least 192 criminal suspects between May 10 – the day after Duterte was elected – and July 10.
However, Panelo said the United Nations should not take such statements seriously.
She added Dayan could not even find refuge for his family.
Still, Duterte’s police chief Ronald Dela Rosa said today law enforcers would not be deterred and the campaign was just starting.
“I got a call from him, he was panicking, crying and telling me that he could not return to his home because there were cops looking for him”, de Lima recounted.
When asked why cabinet officials are not included, Mr Duterte said: “It is too early for them to be corrupted”.
At the time, she already had information that Dayan would be implicated as her bagman. I kept quiet because you are a lady.
“What is more alarming than the pandemic use and trade of illegal drugs in the Philippines is the seeming incomprehension by local and global observers”, Abella said. “Perjured witnesses who are possibly convicts”, De Lima said. But when you kill criminals who fight with you, and criminals who fight amongst themselves, that is [our] duty, ” he said. I don’t give a sh*t to them. “Beyond these, the President operates under the presumption of regularity in the drive against drugs”, Abella said.
“I’m willing to resign”.
“We are both professionals, the president and I… Because if you are really true to your mandate, you could have stopped all these wars and killing”. She requested the President to monitor the Senate hearings.
“I appreciate it. I told the Chinese we will remember you for the things that you are doing for us”. “It is effectively a license to kill”, she warned in a press release.
Around 900 suspected drug traffickers have been killed since Duterte came to power after a landslide victory in the May 9 election.
De Lima said that she did not want to accuse the President of anything but also admitted that she herself could not prove that the President was in fact, involved in the death squad.
Last week, in a speech to police officials, Duterte launched a deeply personal attack on de Lima, shocking many Filipinos.
Advertisement
“But at this point, we are looking at the events, looking at the different developments”, he added.
