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Duterte threatens criminals, seeks death penalty for drugs

by Associated Press
| July 27, 2020 7:27 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned would-be criminals on Monday that “bodies will pile up" if they turn to robberies and other crimes during the coronavirus pandemic and urged that the death penalty be restored for illegal drugs.

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