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Duterte Likes Tossing Criminals Out Of Helicopters

President Rodrigo Duterte says he once threw out a kidnapper from a helicopter when he was mayor of Davao and would not mind doing it again. The hard-man president of the Philippines has already admitted killing suspected criminals and now says he will impose the same punishment on corrupt officials. RT.com reports: “If you are corrupt, I will fetch you with a helicopter and I will throw you out on the way to Manila,” Duterte said, as cited by the Philippine Star newspaper. “I have done that before, why should I not do it again?” Duterte added that his anti-corruption campaign, like his anti-drug operation, will be a top priority during his presidential term. The Philippines president was giving a speech in Camarines Sur province during his visit of areas affected by Typhoon Nina. The typhoon rocked the region on Sunday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and cutting off power. Thousands in coastal villages in the region were forced to evacuate. Earlier in December, Duterte said he personally killed suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao, saying he patrolled the streets on a motorcycle “looking for trouble.” His speech has not gone unnoticed and the Philippines Commission on [...]

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