Duterte on ICC probe: If I have to kill those who'd want to harm, so be it

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Duterte on ICC probe: If I have to kill those who'd want to harm, so be it
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“Since when was it a crime for a sovereign head of state for me to threaten criminals? Sabi ko if you destroy my country, I will kill you," Duterte said in an interview on SMNI network Tuesday."You know you take an oath to protect the people. How can I protect you with just empty words? If I have to kill those who'd want to harm you, then so be it," he added.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte stood pat his administration had to carry out the campaign against illegal drugs to fulfill his sworn duty to protect the Filipinos, according to Mark Salazar's report on "24 Oras."reopening its inquiry“Since when was it a crime for a sovereign head of state for me to threaten criminals? Sabi ko if you destroy my country, I will kill you," he said in an interview on SMNI network Tuesday.

"You cannot just intrude into a country and start an investigation because that is a function of the sovereign state. If you don't have permission from the state, from Congress, from the president, you don't have business to conduct investigation," he said. “Hindi lang alam ng ICC, you think that all those killings were perpetrated by the government agencies, you are wrong. Better still you should be on the ground."

Based on the Philippine National Police data, at least 6,000 individuals were killed under campaign against illegal drugs.

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