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What’s this new killing allegation vs ex-president Rodrigo Duterte all about?
Former presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo accused "enemies" of former President Rodrigo Duterte of using convicted felons to launch a "demolition job" against the Duterte family.
Panelo suggested that these convicts, who are serving life sentences for crimes like murder and drug trafficking, might be making unfavorable statements against the Dutertes to secure favors related to their respective cases, such as monetary reward or release from prison.
His remarks followed claims by individuals deprived of liberty (PDLs) that they killed three Chinese nationals convicted of drug charges on the orders of former President Duterte.
The PDLs further alleged that they received P1 million each for the killings, which occurred in 2016 while they were detained at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm.
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Two persons deprived of liberty, Leopoldo Tan Jr. and Fernando Magdadaro, claimed that former President Rodrigo Duterte ordered them to kill three Chinese nationals in August 2016.
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The House Committee on Public Order and Safety, along with other committees, has approved a motion to invite former President Rodrigo Duterte to provide his side concerning the alleged involvement in the killing of three Chinese drug lords in a Davao prison in 2016.
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