President Rodrigo Duterte said he is ready to face and defend himself from any human rights cases over his war on drugs.
In a speech at an event of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, the president addressed his audience, confident that he will be able to defend himself as a lawyer.
“’Yang human rights, ako ang magharap niyan, hindi naman kayo.”
[ I will face human rights accusations, not you.]
“Kung saan nila gustong… Sabi ko pagkatapos ko ng Presidente, fine. Sayang naman pinagpraktisan ko sa korte, p***** *** kung hindi ko malibre ang sarili ko,.”
[Wherever they want… I said after I step down as President, fine. It would be a pity if despite my years of court practice I won’t be able to defend myself.]
He furthered encouraged uniformed personnel to go after drug traffickers despite criticisms from human rights groups, both local and international.
“Wag kayong matakot. Ako ang haharap, akin ‘yan,” Duterte said. “As far as you can, really do [it] in accordance with law pero kapag alanganin ka or you suspect na maunahan ka, patayin mo na para tapos na. One less idiot in this world.”
