Philippine's Duterte says he will bring back the death penalty
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Manila (Filipinas), 27 jun (EFE).- Philippine President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte said Monday he will seek to reinstate the death penalty in the country for "retribution" against criminals, according to local media reports.
"I believe in retribution. Why? You should pay. When you kill someone, rape, you should die," Duterte said during an address in Davao today, three days before being sworn in as president.
The president-elect, who promised during his election campaign to end crime in the Philippines in less than six months, also vowed to be extremely tough with criminals, according to local broadcaster ABS-CBN.
Duterte rejected reports by human rights organizations that say the death penalty does not reduce crime rates.
"They say 'It will not deter.' It did not prevent, obstruct or deter persons from committing crimes. Correct. Why? Because it was not implemented," he said.
The former mayor of Davao City has often defended the reintroduction of the death penalty - abolished in 2006 by former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo - to reduce crime rates.
Duterte, who has given security forces a 'shoot-to-kill' order against members of organized crime syndicates who resist arrest, also wants to impose death by hanging, not only for people who commit murder but also for crimes related to illegal drugs, rapes and car thefts in which the owner is killed.
Meanwhile, the police said recently the number of smugglers killed since May 9, when Duterte was elected the country's new president, has increased 200 percent, much to the alarm of several nonprofit organizations.
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"I believe in retribution. Why? You should pay. When you kill someone, rape, you should die," Duterte said during an address in Davao today, three days before being sworn in as president.
The president-elect, who promised during his election campaign to end crime in the Philippines in less than six months, also vowed to be extremely tough with criminals, according to local broadcaster ABS-CBN.
Duterte rejected reports by human rights organizations that say the death penalty does not reduce crime rates.
"They say 'It will not deter.' It did not prevent, obstruct or deter persons from committing crimes. Correct. Why? Because it was not implemented," he said.
The former mayor of Davao City has often defended the reintroduction of the death penalty - abolished in 2006 by former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo - to reduce crime rates.
Duterte, who has given security forces a 'shoot-to-kill' order against members of organized crime syndicates who resist arrest, also wants to impose death by hanging, not only for people who commit murder but also for crimes related to illegal drugs, rapes and car thefts in which the owner is killed.
Meanwhile, the police said recently the number of smugglers killed since May 9, when Duterte was elected the country's new president, has increased 200 percent, much to the alarm of several nonprofit organizations.
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Keywords: efe,philippines,duterte,penalty,death