Philippine top cop says police try to save lives of drugs war victims

[Wireless News]

http://l.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/siOrwksHvBw2AuWOpUi5UA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2017-06-30T164322Z_1_LYNXMPED5T1JR_RTROPTP_2_PHILIPPINES-DRUGS-POLICE.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-top-cop-says-police-try-save-lives-164322459.html)The Philippines' police chief on Friday stood by anti-narcotics officers and rejected a Reuters investigation that pointed to a pattern of police sending corpses of drug suspects to hospitals to destroy crime scene evidence and hide executions. President Rodrigo Duterte took office in the Philippines a year ago, launching a bloody war on drugs that has killed thousands of Filipinos. In a television interview to mark the anniversary, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald dela Rosa appeared irritated by questions about the Reuters report, published on Thursday, and said police carrying out anti-drugs operations had a duty to save lives, even when encountering violent resistance.



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