WeldTens of thousands of drug addicts in the Philippines have surrendered after President Rodrigo Duterte called on people to kill drug dealers and users.
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| Drug addicts lie on the floor at a police station in Manila. Mr Duterte, known as “The Punisher”, won elections in May on a promise to crack down on the drug trade. |
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| Martin Andanar, secretary of the Presidential Liaison Office, confirmed that nearly 60,000 drug addicts have surrendered to authorities since the government intensified its anti-drug campaign. |
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| Head shaving is a procedure given to drug addicts after they turn themselves in. Security forces have carried out a series of raids on drug criminals across the country. In one raid last weekend, they killed eight drug dealers. |
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| Dozens of drug addicts practice exercises to improve their health after surrendering at a police station in Manila. |
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| Jose Manuel Diokno, one of the Philippines' leading human rights lawyers, fears the government's crackdown will spark a wave of violence across the country. |
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| Even the Philippine police have been subjected to government screening for drug addicts in law enforcement. In just two months, police have arrested more than 43,000 suspected drug traffickers and seized more than 300 kilograms of methamphetamine. |
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| Authorities have confirmed that more than 110 suspected drug dealers have been killed since the president launched his anti-drug campaign. "These scum are destroying our children. I warn everyone not to follow their example," the president once told a crowd in the capital, Manila. |
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| Fearing a mob would kill him, a drug addict climbed an electric pole while others tried to persuade him to come down. Mr Duterte pledged that the government would eliminate drug dealers within six months. |
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| A national police investigator picks up bullet casings and a gun at a murder scene in Manila. The victim was a drug dealer. Bodies are constantly being seen on the streets by residents and police. Some of the victims are suspected drug dealers, but many are likely innocent civilians. The opposition and human rights activists are calling for a government investigation into the killings, fearing the president’s campaign could spiral out of control and become an excuse for police to kill innocent people. |
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| Drug addicts wearing bracelets with the president's name on them raise their hands to pledge to quit drugs after surrendering in the capital Manila. |
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| Duterte said during his presidential campaign that as many as 100,000 people could die as a result of his crackdown, the South China Morning Post reported. He also said the bodies of drug dealers and addicts would be dumped in Manila Bay. |
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