The Philippines' new president called out five police generals for protecting drug gangs
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte publicly accused five police generals of involvement in the drugs trade on Tuesday and said only he would be accountable for a bloody crackdown that has killed 30 people since he took office last week. Duterte named the generals during a televised speech and said they were protecting drugs syndicates and contributing to a "deterioration of law and order" that he would fight to reverse, with no remorse for the consequences. Three of the generals were retired, including one mayor, while the two serving officers were relieved of their duties, he said. "It's going to be a dirty fight, it's going to be a bloody fight. I am not apologizing for ...
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