Mr. Duterte noted that it’s time for China and African nations to form another body instead of giant and over-bureaucratized UN.
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However, Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay said Monday the Philippines would remain a United Nations member and described Duterte’s comments as expressions of “profound disappointment”.
Police have shot dead 665 suspects with vigilantes killing 889 others in an anti-drug crackdown, the Philippine police chief told a Senate hearing earlier in the week.
Mr Duterte had neglected to stop the killing of civilians in Iraq and Syria and said the United Nations had been unable to fight hunger and terrorism.
This handout photo taken on yesterday and released by the Presidential Photographers Division (PPD) shows President Rodrigo R Duterte gesturing as he speaks during a press conference at the presidential guest house. “If you’re that rude, son of a bitch, we’ll just leave you”, Duterte told reporters in Davao, where he first built a reputation for his tough crime-busting style while serving as the southern city’s longtime mayor.
Duterte characterized the two United Nations human rights experts who called for an end to the extralegal killings last week as “very stupid”, and told the U.N.to stop “worrying about the bones of criminals piling up” and instead focus on fulfilling its mandate of preventing conflict and alleviating suffering around the world. So take us out of your organization.
Mr Duterte has sanctioned the killing of traffickers to attempt to wipe out the drugs trade.
Duterte has bristled at that criticism and hit back at those questioning him over human rights.
“We call on the Philippines authorities to adopt with immediate effect the necessary measures to protect all persons from targeted killings and extrajudicial executions”, the report said.
“I don’t give a sh*t about them”, he added.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte blasted the United Nations in a speech Sunday for criticizing his anti-drug policies, saying if the global organization doesn’t back off, the Philippines will simply leave.
“It is irresponsible and unlawful on the part of the Philippine president to publicly call on the police to commit criminal acts and engage in extra-judicial killings, even if the speech is hyperbole or intended for dramatic effect”.
Senator Leila de Lima, who heads the inquiry, said the campaign against drugs “seems to be an excuse for some law enforcers and other elements like vigilantes to commit murder with impunity”.
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“It will number in the thousands”, Duterte said in a press conference on Sunday.
