Philippines outrage grows over children killed in anti-drug raids
Philippine police have told a Senate inquiry that a high school student they killed in an anti-drug raid last week had been involved in narcotics – but they only learned of this after they shot him dead.
Philippine police have told a Senate inquiry that a high school student they killed in an anti-drug raid last week had been involved in narcotics – but they only learned of this after they shot him dead.
His death has caused public outrage in the Philippines, with critics accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of turning a blind eye to police abuses.
Duterte says his crackdown on drugs will not stop – but he has told the police to only kill if necessary.
Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports from Manila.
Published On 24 Aug 2017