‘Drug war a grand crime cover’

Quad Comm findings show Rody, cohorts benefitted from drug trade Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs allegedly served as a cover for a

Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs allegedly served as a cover for a “grand criminal enterprise” and systemic corruption involving high-ranking government officials and international drug trafficking networks, the House Quad Committee said.

“It is most unfortunate that the sword was used to slit, stab, and slash the very people it swore to protect and the Purse was used not to benefit the Republic but to line the pockets of the few. They drowned our country with drugs, and they benefited from this,” Acop added. “Worse, they served as key figures in ensuring that large volumes of illegal drugs slip right through our borders. And where is Col. Acierto now? He’s in hiding because former President Duterte wants him dead,” said Acop, a lawyer and former police general.

Acop also highlighted what he described as a “perverse” reward system that fueled the wave of alleged extrajudicial killings during Duterte’s drug war.

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