MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo dismissed the affidavit of former policeman and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma over claims of a 'Davao model' of payment and rewards for killings during former president Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs'.
MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo dismissed the affidavit of former policeman and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Royina Garma over claims of a 'Davao model' of payment and rewards for killings during former president Rodrigo Duterte 's 'war on drugs'.
'One can not launch a successful war on drugs without an effective legal strategy to neutralize the drug cartel and organized crime, which necessarily will involve funding from the government,' he said. 'Police operations must be sufficiently financed for effective enforcement of the laws against illegal drug trafficking.'He also said there was no such thing as Duterte giving reward money in exchange for killing anyone involved in illegal drugs.
Duterte Lawyer Dismisses Drug War Allegations As 'Pure Imagination'
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