Duterte used drug war to silence political rivals, says former Iloilo mayor

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Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog revealed in Thursday’s Quad Committee hearing how the Duterte administration’s bloody anti-drug campaign that killed thousands of Filipinos was not just a war on drugs but also a smokescreen to target and eliminate political rivals.

“Despite the questionable information, no validation or confirmation has been done by any government agency on the Malacañang initiated list… This PRRD list allegedly became a ‘hit list,” Mabilog added. “At around 5 p.m., a PNP Colonel called me and in a voice that sent shivers down my spine warned me not to go to Camp Crame because my life was in danger,” Mabilog said.

“Mayor, do not return. Your life is in danger. The accusations against you are all fabricated. But if you go to Crame, you’ll be forced to point fingers to an opposition senator and a former presidential candidate as drug lords,” he quoted the called as saying. “He told me he knew I was innocent that I wasn’t involved in illegal drugs and he promised to help me,” Mabilog recounted.Mabilog stressed that law enforcement agencies were being used to serve political purposes, a practice that he said erodes public trust in the government.

“These institutions need to be strengthened so that they are not simply used or influenced by politics,” he declared.

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