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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 25 July 2017

Duterte vows end to uprising, ‘jail or hell’ in drug war

By JIM GOMEZ not end soon, according
TERESA CEROJANO to Duterte, because troops
Associated Press have to move carefully to
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ensure the safety of about
— Philippine President Ro- 300 hostages he said are
drigo Duterte vowed Mon- being held by the gunmen.
day to continue his bloody “I don’t want these inno-
war on illegal drugs despite cent people to be slaugh-
international and domestic tered,” he said.
criticism and warned that Congress overwhelmingly
offenders will end up in voted on Saturday to grant
“jail or hell.” In his second Duterte’s request to extend
state of the nation speech, martial law in the south to
Duterte also insisted he the end of the year to al-
would not hold peace low Duterte to deal with the
talks with communist rebels Marawi crisis and stamp
because of continuing at- out other extremist groups
tacks. Security issues domi- across the south, some-
nated his most important thing five presidents before
annual speech, including him have failed to do.
a disastrous two-month up-
rising by pro-Islamic State DRUG WAR
group militants in a south- Despite criticism and
ern city, the worst crisis he threats of criminal prosecu- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, walks with tight security after his second state of
has faced. tion, Duterte said his drug the nation address at the House of Representatives in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila,
Thousands of protesters crackdown, which has Philippines, Monday July 24, 2017. Duterte said he will not stop his deadly crackdown on illegal
marched outside Congress left thousands of suspects drugs and warns that addicts and dealers have two choices: jail or hell.
demanding he deliver on dead, will go on. “Do not (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
a range of promises which try to scare me with prison “The fight will not stop until audience. other officials in connection
mirror the diverse burdens or the International Court those who deal in (drugs) Duterte “has unleashed a with the drug killings before
of his presidency, from pro- of Justice,” he said Mon- understand that they have human rights calamity on the International Criminal
tecting human rights to im- day. “I’m willing to go to to stop because the alter- the Philippines in his first year Court. An impeachment
proving internet speed. prison for the rest of my natives are either jail or in office,” U.S.-based Hu- complaint against the
A look at the most serious life.” He reiterated his plea hell,” Duterte said, to ap- man Rights Watch said. In president was dismissed in
issues confronting Duterte that Congress reimpose the plause from his national po- April, a lawyer filed a com- the House of Representa-
as he enters his second death penalty for drug of- lice chief, Ronald del Rosa, plaint of crimes against hu- tives, which is dominated
year in power. fenders and others. and other supporters in the manity against Duterte and by Duterte’s allies.q

Two months after more China warns India of its ‘resolve’ amid border standoff
IS-LINKED SIEGE
than 600 pro-Islamic State
group militants blasted their By CHRIS BODEEN the Himalayas. “China’s determination sies,” Wu said.
way into the southern city Associated Press Defense ministry spokes- and resolve to safeguard “The 90-year history of the
of Marawi, the military is still BEIJING (AP) — China on man Col. national security and sov- PLA has proved but one
fighting the last gunmen — Monday warned India not Wu Qian reiterated Chi- ereignty is unshakable,” thing: that our military
fewer than 100, about 10 of to “push your luck” by un- na’s demand that Indian Wu said at a news confer- means to secure our coun-
them foreign. Duterte told derestimating Beijing’s de- troops pull back from the ence to mark the upcom- try’s sovereignty and terri-
reporters after his speech termination to safeguard Doklam Plateau, an area ing 90th anniversary of the torial integrity has strength-
Monday that the govern- what it considers sovereign also claimed by Indian founding of the People’s ened and our determina-
ment counteroffensive will Chinese territory, amid an ally Bhutan where Chinese Liberation Army. tion has never wavered.
not stop “until the last ter- ongoing standoff between teams had been building “Here, I wish to remind In- It is easier to shake a
rorist is taken out.” the two neighbors over a a road toward India’s bor- dia, do not push your luck mountain than to shake
The crisis, however, may contested region high in der. and cling to any fanta- the PLA.”q