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Senior Philippine police urged to resign to ‘cleanse’ force

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The Philippine interior minister has urged hundreds of top-ranking police to resign as the government seeks to “cleanse” the corruption-tainted force of officers involved in the illegal drug trade. Police have been waging an anti-narcotics campaign launched by former president Rodrigo Duterte and continued by his successor Ferdinand Marcos. On Wednesday, interior secretary Benjamin Abalos urged all colonels and generals – about 300 in total in the 227,000-strong police force – to offer “courtesy” resignations after a probe found a “handful” were involved in narcotics. They could continue working while their records were assessed by a five-member committee. Those found guilty would have their resignations accepted, Abalos said. Al Jazeera’s […]

Exclusive: Philippines president Duterte to continue war on drugs

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The Philippine president has promised to investigate extra-judicial killings as part of his war on drugs. Three and a half thousand people have been killed so far. But in his first interview since his inauguration, Rodrigo Duterte told Al Jazeera the campaign against alleged criminals will go on. Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Manila. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/