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Friday 8 September 2017
Duterte’s family grilled at Senate inquiry on drugs, payoffs

MANILA, Philippines (AP) they were mentioned as down on illegal drugs that and I am untouchable.” He provided by a foreign gov-
— The son and son-in-law belonging to an influential has left thousands dead. added without elaborat- ernment.
of the Philippine president, group that receives bribes He said over the weekend ing that “every talk has its The young Duterte, Trillanes
who has been accused of from smugglers operating that Trillanes, his political day ... the law of karma will alleged, has a tattoo at the
condoning extrajudicial kill- in Manila and elsewhere. foe, has been trying to un- operate specially to those back that is the mark of a
ings of thousands of drug They denied any wrongdo- dermine him and his family with evil intent.” triad gang member.
suspects, on Thursday ap- ing. with baseless allegations, Carpio, the husband of Paolo Duterte acknowl-
peared in a Senate inquiry The president has urged calling the senator a “po- Sara Duterte, currently the edged he has a tattoo dur-
looking into a huge ship- them to attend the tele- litical ISIS” who aims to de- Davao city mayor, said ing questionings by Trillanes
ment of illegal drugs from vised hearing, denying stroy him but could not of- he and his brother-in-law but refused to show it, cit-
China that slipped through insinuations of corruption fer any shred of evidence. “have been publicly cruci- ing his right to privacy.
Manila’s port. against them by opposition “Once and for all, I now fied based on rumors and Trillanes also said he has
Paolo Duterte, currently Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV. have the time to deny any gossips.” information that the two
vice mayor of southern The allegations would likely and all baseless allegations At the height of the Senate have separate bank ac-
Davao city, and lawyer further infuriate the tough- thrown against me,” Paolo inquiry, Trillanes accused counts with huge cash de-
Manases Carpio have not talking president, who has Duterte told the senators. Paolo Duterte of being a posits.
been directly implicated been criticized by human He said a senator, whom member of the Chinese The two refused to a sign
in the drug shipment. The rights groups and Western he did identify, has ac- triad, an organized crime waivers for Trillanes to in-
two were invited to appear governments of presid- cused the Dutertes of be- group, citing intelligence vestigate the alleged bank
in the Senate hearing after ing over a bloody crack- ing “a family of murderers information he said was accounts. q
US adds launchers to THAAD as South Korea protests swell

By KIM TONG-HYUNG duct major military exer-
Associated Press cises.Speaking at an eco-
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) nomic forum in Russia’s
— Dozens of people were eastern port of Vladivo-
injured in clashes between stok, Putin said Thursday he
South Korean protesters believes the Trump admin-
and police Thursday as the istration is “willing to resolve
U.S. military added more the situation.”
launchers to the high-tech He said there are “many
missile-defense system reasonable people in the
it installed in a southern current administration”
town to better cope with who are experienced and
North Korean threats.Seoul who have dealt with simi-
has hardened its stance lar crises.Putin called on
against Pyongyang af- all North Korea’s neighbors
ter its torrent of weapons to show restraint, indicat-
tests, the latest a detona- ing the bellicose rhetoric
tion Sunday of what North and the military drills are
Korea said was a thermo- only “playing into their
nuclear weapon built for hands.”Moon and Abe
missiles capable of reach- in their meeting agreed
ing the U.S. mainland. U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, are to cooperate on seeking
The clashes came as South seen at a golf course in Seongju, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. Seoul’s Defense Ministry on tougher United Nations
Korean President Moon Thursday said the U.S. military has completed adding more launchers to a contentious U.S. missile- sanctions against North
Jae-in and Japanese Prime defense system in South Korea to better cope with North Korean threats. Korea and pledged to
Minster Shinzo Abe met in (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP) strengthen efforts to per-
Russia’s Far East and re- the country oil supplies. The tions as a solution.Putin says ambitions. Its sixth nuclear suade Beijing and Moscow
peated their calls for stron- demand contradicted the he believes President Don- test on Sunday prompted into cutting off oil supplies
ger punishment of North stance of their host, Russian ald Trump’s administration the United States to speak to the North, said Yoon
Korea over its nuclear am- President Vladimir Putin, is willing to defuse tensions about a “military response” Young-chan, Moon’s chief
bitions, including denying who has dismissed sanc- over North Korea’s nuclear and South Korea to con- press secretary. q
China supports UN action on North Korea while urging talks

BEIJING (AP) — He said the U.N. should take together can it unlock the Area Defense System, also living near the site in South
China supports further “necessary measures,” but nuclear issue of the Korean known as THAAD, which Korea.
United Nations action in added that sanctions and Peninsula,” Wang said. is intended to protect Geng told reporters that
response to North Korea’s pressure should spur dia- China is a veto-wielding against North Korean mis- China had complained to
latest nuclear test but also logue and negotiation be- permanent member of the sile attacks. the U.S. and South Korea
wants to see renewed ef- tween the sides toward the U.N. Security Council, as Beijing says the system’s and urged them to “take
forts to begin dialogue in- goal of a peaceful solution well as North Korea’s main powerful radars will be able seriously the security con-
volving all sides, Foreign on the Korean Peninsula. trading partner and source to monitor flights and mis- cerns and interests of China
Minister Wang Yi said Thurs- “We believe that sanctions of food and fuel aid. sile launches deep inside and other regional coun-
day. and pressure are only half Also Thursday, Chinese for- northeastern China. tries.”
China hopes North Korea of the key to resolving the eign ministry spokesman Two of the system’s launch- The U.S. and South Korea
will “see the situation clear- nuclear issue. Geng Shuang reiterated ers are already opera- should “immediately stop
ly and come to the right The other half is dialogue China’s opposition to South tional, and the remaining the deployment process
judgment and choice,” and negotiation. Korea’s deployment of a four were added Thursday and withdraw relevant
Wang said. Only when the two are put U.S. Terminal High-Altitude amid protests by residents equipment,” Geng said.q