Philippines focuses on ‘corrupt’ police

‘The Philippines’ law enforcement agency has put a stop to its anti-narcotics campaign until its ranks have been cleansed of rogue officers.
“To all the rogue cops, beware! We no longer have a war on drugs. We now have a war on scalawags,” the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s Director-General Ronald dela Rosa told a news conference on Sunday.
“We will cleanse our ranks… then maybe after that, we can resume our war on drugs. The president told us to clean the organization first,” Dela Rosa said.
Dela Rosa’s announcement came following the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo by rogue officers in the Philippines.’
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